Stars
The night was clear and cool, and I lay gazing at the stars,
the grass, fresh cut, felt damp beneath my head
Soon, through the darkness, I could see the glowing isobars
that tie mankind to heaven, like gold thread
I saw each light - just like each man - was beautiful and flawed
and though they faded as the new day dawned,
I'd seen in them,
in us,
in ALL,
the boundless love of God
and I no longer fear what lies beyond...
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