HOW COULD THE STARS. . .

how could the stars
have forgotten you
you who held them in

the surprise of your eyes
floated them through
your wind blown hair

& untangled them
from the tortured branches
of trees

when they had lost their way
or forgotten
who they were

you who had spoken of them
when they were silent
& couldn’t find words

spoke to them
so tenderly
shaping them into poems

now the sky is bereft
only the darkness speaks
as the stars search...seek for you