when once i saw the stars

they glimmer and glisten
a reminder of how small i am
a speck on a speck
in orbit around another glowing point
in an endless sea of stars

i look at them
i know something of their distances
and on this night
they look back at me
and remind me of what was

one glows with light from when i fell in love
another when i was trapped
and this one's photons from a time
from so long ago
when my ancestors roamed the hills of eire

when once i saw the stars
and they glowed upon me
with reminders of what was
what still might be
what i am

a speck on a speck
a reminder of how small i am
they glimmer and glisten
and care not
they just are