LOOK TO THE STARS

I dared to lift my eye tonight

Upon a silver Sea

Where stars, like sailors�"trimmed with Light�"

Sailed far�"away from me.

The firmament�"a curious Thing�"

Pressed low upon the Hill�"

As if the Sky�"with gentle Wing�"

Would bear me upward�"still.

No earthly tether�"held me fast

No Dust�"upon my feet

I stood�"a Stranger�"free at last

Where Earth and Heaven meet.

The stars�"they whispered�""Come away

Where mortal Hands can't reach"

And Time�"a thin and fragile Day

Slipped from the aching Beach.

I felt the Heavens�"softly part

And Breath of Ether�"cool

Enticed the limits of my Heart

Beyond the body's rule.

The Wind�"a secret sentient guide

Embraced me in its Wake

It carried Dreams�"both far and wide

Where nothing could forsake.

The World below�"seemed dim and small

Its Chains�"no longer tight�"

For I had scaled�"its crumbling Wall

To chase a Higher Light.

No Hero's sword�"nor Shield I bore

No Triumph in my name

But something in me yearned for More

Beyond the mortal Frame.

A Ship of stardust swift and sure

Unseen yet ever near

Carried my Soul forever pure

Toward Realms of Bright and Clear.

The Night released its faithful grasp

The Day too faint to bind

And in the stars I felt at last

The Life I’d left behind.

Not Flesh nor Time could ever be

The Boundaries of Man

For in the Stars a Mystery

Awaits a broader Plan.

So when your gaze does wander high

Beyond the Cloud and Blue

Remember it is not the Sky

But You who must break through.

:: 10.06.2024 ::