The brightest stars
Burn brightest
Burn loudest
Their precious fuel
Wastes fastest
Most vulnerable
Die weakest

The brightest stars
Burn strongest
Leave loudest
With an explosion

This morning
The heavens and earth became one
A cloud rested on the lake
And it could not be seen
Where the sky ended and the water began          
The land was an island
Floating on fog
And I stood on the edge
Of an expanse of white