Stars and Dirt

Lull

We never dreamed to make our own constellations

To write our own names across the sky

We should have

We dreamed of being rock stars

We dreamed of being rich

We dreamed of dingy things

That tarnished to the touch

We dreamed of a better life

We dreamed of a better day

Then slept through its creation

To dream of movie stars

Who swept us off our feet

And took us away from it all

We dreamed of power

We dreamed of dominion

We dreamed like sheep

We never dared to dream

Of creating a world

With our own two hands

We never dared to dream

Of brightening the sky

With our own fierce light

We never dared to dream

Of peace

Then awoke to unfold it in our lives

We never dreamed we were real boys and girls

We never dreamed the stars flowed in out veins

We never dreamed we could

We should

Now dream

Short Harvest

Grow me a rose before it’s too late

My bloom is already fading

Petals drifting down

With the softest slither of sound

Create a bouquet

That spells out my name in color

That means what I mean

That shows my beauty

Which is fading

Bleaching like winter grass

Grow me a garden

To feed my soul

Through the long hungry years ahead

Plant an orchard

Till the earth

To keep me fertile

To stop me from withering

And going to seed

Dissolving into the soil

Unnoted

Unmarked

Like a forgotten grave

In the countryside

Thanks Luna

The moon told me I was beautiful

And I was so flattered

To look on me

With that milky white skin

And see beauty

So I reflected it back

And waxed more beautiful

As the night wore on

The moon told me I was flawless

Still whole and complete

On the darkest night

And I was filled

To overflowing

And shone with such radiance

That I woke the birds

The moon told me I was wanted

By ever star that filled the sky

And the light that touched my skin

Was a far traveling gift of love

Sent centuries before my birth

To reach me just in time

The moon told me I was loved

From the moment I first drew breath

And resting in its gentle light

I just knew

It was true