Consider the Shimmering Stars

“Consider the Shimmering Stars”

Consider the shimmering stars at night
Endlessly dancing the Heavens above
Consider we are all brought here today
Beneath their expanding universe of love

Look closely, one more star has joined the ball
And suddenly there’s new light on the stage
Dazzling in acrobatic radiance
A fledgling comet quickly comes of age

Stretching far across nighttime’s paradise
Iridescent hope in velvety black
Prayers to one day reach the comet’s tail
When our thoughts carry us tenderly back

After the sunset winds turn dusk to dark
We gaze into the crisp late-wintered sky
A cherry blossom flutters in our sight
Watching the tears, tears that fall from our eyes

Indispensable tears of sacred life
Water that causes plants and all to grow
Joyous tears, sorrowful tears, tears of all
Cultivate…harvest what we need to know

We too will star upon Heaven’s marquee
When our predecessors give us the sign
Until then we remain here for our friend
Who never let a PK cross the line

Consider the shimmering stars at night
Deciding to give our keeper a start
At teaching us love and togetherness

Just look to the skies, then look to your hearts