Ethereal Lantern

Adrift, asunder - the shore, a vision only dreamt of where the longing stares of sunsets linger and wish... until, a million other suns shed their light of yesterdays ~before I ever wept or loved~ I wonder, is our sun a lantern to be wished upon on some planet light years away? And, is it quite as warm as lanterns on the harbor shore or the porch lamp's glow...