Sure There Were Stars
Sure there were stars
I saw them all
Gaped at the magnitude of them
Shivered a little at the many
Impossible to count them.
I tried to pull them down
Squeeze them tight
And hold them in my hand
Before her face
And see her swoon.
But my grinning face
Was stuck behind them
And I could not reach
To pull it down
Grief teared my eyes.
I turned my head and looked.
There in her eyes were
All the stars, the velvet
Of the sky. My grinning face
Had gone. She smiled.