THE STELLAR REACH

Do you know beyond the rising moon

A star awaits to sparkle soon?

Yearning to shine, unwavering

Far more than just a traveller’s boon



She dipped into the sea of night

Embraced the dark with much delight

A cold fire that burned with grace

Neither daunted nor out of sight



A guiding light, a gift so pure

A loyal friend, so firm so sure

A Divine sign for those who ponder

A lover’s hope, a poet’s lure



Beheld her, the child, eyes agape

A diamond on a smooth black cape

That child was I, a child no more

With life to mend and dreams to shape



Yet now I gaze into the sky

Watch her as eons pass her by

Untouched by them will she remain

While I will age, wither and die