ask not the stars
for their track
time trimmingly told
has naught to do
with ever this
nor bother the moon
whose gentle graces
once bestowed
can never be withdrawn
before the tolling bells
it is but the will
of weary petulant
man that banishes
innocence and
tarnishes truth
ask not the stars
oblivious sailing
across the heavens
for their journey
can never be yours
my feet so firmly on the ground
how might I ever comprehend eternity
when all the sky ever does is climb
higher and higher away from me,
the clearest and cruelest act
of abandonment I have known
thus am I left longing to be more
than this tiny most timid man
of no means whatsoever, whinging
worldly curses at innocent stars
while sallying forth to do battle
with my own baleful ignorance
no matter how zealously I strive
to climb from star to star above
I am left with the utmost certainty
that my soul remains much closer
to a clod of worm defecated dirt
than to the nearest speck of stardust
uncountable all the more
are the stars of this night
eagerly emerging spreading
over heaven’s ebony dome
assembling like wizened souls
gathering but for a glance
gathering just for the chance
of the blessed sight of you
so very jealous are they
of Ra, the all-seeing sun
who emerges in the east
who disperses the beastly
night so that he too may
witness your beauty
every moment of every
single uncountable day
oh how the stars
engage my thoughts
this night as crisp light
defines the journey
my soul so eagerly
embarks upon
your spirit i behold
dancing over the face
of the laughing moon
your lips whisper joy
into my heart
Salt Lake City 07 Apr 2013
the stars again
recall you
whispering
strands of light
that flicker
in the dark
a longing voice
recalls you
willing love
in the keen
and needful
depths of night
Salt Lake City 12 Mar 2013
George Ellington 