Wonders Of The Sky

At darkness’ veil of night most deep,

They rise in silence from their sleep,

One by one, like crystals bright,

Adorn the heaven’s vaulted height.

I did once wonder whence stars came:

Do they traverse from lands aflame,

Or dwell aloft, in patient state,

Till night doth call them to their fate?

I did once muse upon the Moon,

How she doth wax and wane till noon,

And why she walks beside mine eyes,

A silver lantern in the skies.

I did once marvel at the birds,

Their flight unhindered, free of words;

And if I had wings to dare,

How far I might ascend the air.

But now those musings cease in me,

Not that I would them cease to see,

But childhood dreams, that gentle light,

Hath fled with time’s unyielding flight.

The world is no more a fairy tale,

Its magic wanes, its wonders pale;

Yet if I gaze where stars abide,

I find my lost heart waits inside.