The Stars

In the dark away from cities

be drawn to the stars

like grandparents before

who stared from grassy knolls

their back caressed by earth

All dreams begin with stars

winding their lives like clocks

until the key to time is lost

Dreams that begin with stars

shave with diamond shards

so no hair of thought

extends beyond the face of it

Each dream is smooth

for itself and another

just as a lover's pinch

is drawn to smooth skin

The dream for peace

does not reach beyond itself

but remains pure of heart

The dream for love

has no further shore to settle

The dream for knowledge

travels through the universe

with an invisible ship and sail

Hold these dreams close

for they appear bright ghosts

as sunlight fades from day

These molten shadows of hope

retain all that came before

enclosed in their wispy shells

true for all the ages

as they fly through the dark

Barry G. Wick