In stars
That shimmer
On the lake
Or from my window
When no one's awake…
Especially
At twilight
Your faint smile
Gleams,
Then later
In darkness
In my loneliest dreams.
Shy and uncertain
You hide
Behind curtains
And winter is worse
You seem so near—
On the horizon,
I touch
The hem
Of your garment.
...
You broke my heart
With icy tears
Borne on the wind
Down the years
I hear you
Each night
Calling to me
Beckoning across
A vast, dark sea
Don’t stay in the stars, Love,
Have mercy on me.