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A star hung in the sky just above

The brim of his straw hat.

He gazed upon a city.

I hope nobody mistakes me, he thought.

He gazed upon a medieval woodcut

On Christmas Eve.

I used Google Earth

To track the movements of the past,

Finding where the sky began…

I had to do this

Before unplugging

For a few days…

To contemplate what I might awaken

Soon, &

2015,

So soon upon us…

& In this season of celebration,

A star alighting upon Vincent,

Wishing you

  A Happy New Year.

The woodcut, depicting Bologna, is by an unknown artist, 1493.

Self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh, 1887.

Bologna street scene from Google Earth, 2014.

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I have recomposed original images to create a new non-commercial work

for purposes of parody or commentary

under fair use provisions

of the copyright law.