"Ten Thousand Stars"

Ten thousand stars
A tiny fraction of life's beauty
And completely indifferent to us all.

The energies of their existence
Create a ridiculous measure of power
Dwarfing the total output of man.

The strength of human emotions
So responsible for the course of the world
Matter not at all to ten thousand stars.

The sum of all endeavours perverse of benign
The sum of all tears of love or pain
The sum of all laughter ever known
Carries no weight or meaning.

The passions within us
Creating the piercing truth of our lives
So precious and holy and all consuming
        to ourselves
Are not even noticed
By ten thousand stars.