Starry, starry skies <br />that fill my searching eyes <br />so distant and so far from me <br />and yet I feel so close to thee. <br /> <br />Each one that twinkles in the night <br />brings to me sweet heaven's light. <br />Oh that I could travel far <br />and finally touch one shiny star <br /> <br />But I can only stop and stare <br />and wonder how and why and where. <br />Wondering, never knowing <br />how it is you're always glowing <br /> My <br /> Starry, starry skies.<br /><br />Edwina Reizer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/starry-starry-skies/