Voices of the Stars

Rashmi Elangbam

How beautiful you are
in this dark, busy night
how beautiful you look
in such a pensive mood
how I wish I could be one of you
all bright and beautiful
in the night sky
The sun on the other side
biding you goodbye
The moon on the side
waving you hi
So tell me your secret
 And I’ll tell you mine
Tell me how I could be one of you
All pretty and bright
I’ve watched you
Ever since I was young and youthful
And I’ll continue to do so
Till my dying breath
Till I become old and grey
Your light will be my hope
Your silence will be my company
So stay a while
And tell me about your journey
Your journey of life
Tell me about your tales
Tales as old as time
Tell me about
the things you have seen
things I never heard of
Those 500 stories of grief
and how mankind faced them all
Tell me about those lonely nights
in the sad , lonely sky
I’ll be right here
till my last breath
with you above me
and me below you.