Shine On...

The twinkling lights of Night;

     the man-made ones below

and the Celestial ones above
both gleam and glitter

to fade with Morning Light

      but the ones in Sky

hold a different Meaning,

     give me different Delight...

 

Let the Stars point the way,

     let them give me the words

i search for but cannot say,

     let them twinkle in their special way

and never go out in my Heart...
 

     How long have they shone,

how many Poems have they inspired,

     how long have they hung upon Sky

never fading, never growing tired?..
 

     Did Caesar wonder upon you as well,

did they whisper Secrets to others,

     casting different Spells;

did they grow in luminosity

     or were they always clear as a bell,

shining in mute testimony

     with their silent story to tell?...

   12-16-10