I lay in slumber gazing at the distant stars
reaching my hand t’ward where they are
and in the darkness there I smile
at the twinkling gems that are so far

I ponder their existence for a while
and think of just how many miles
their light must travel here to me
and again it brings a lazy smile

They gladly share their light with me
shining like diamonds for all to see
high above in the midnight dark,
with a beauty as vast as any can be

They seem as tiny as a flickering spark
yet clear as the song of a meadowlark;
they waver not in their nightly display,
gems of the sky to enliven the dark

It soothes my quivering heart as I lay 
to see them sparkle at the end of each day
for if my heart feels their magic from afar
then your love is never too far away.



                        may 2003







Awarded by Flowing Quills~ Week of May 8-15, 2003