UNDER THE STARS

Through the darkness I walk, to the place on high,
to see the stars stretch across the sky

In the solitude of my thoughts
I am alone
I spread a blanket across the stones
Yet I look up like so many have looked up before
From cold Siberia to Tahitian shore

To see the stars play out their lives
across this black canvas of midnight sky

If only to know the countless dreams
that have been wished upon this starry scene

To see the galaxies spin away
is to bring me to the very day
that I was created from stardust
and you, a shooting star

A comet's glow
The nebula's faint cry
they weave their magic across the sky

Oh, starry night
I cast my dreams unto you
Then fall asleep in the glow
of a rising crescent moon....

"Under The Stars" Copyright: 2005; Scott Scarborough

Simple

I miss the simple ways of days gone by
I miss the simple magic of your sweet smile..

I miss when simply holding your hand was enough
before things for us became so impossibly tough..

I'm tired of complex
I'm tired of worry
I'm tired of anger
I'm tired of hurry

Give me the joy
of a blossoming flower
the simple caress of a cool
summer shower..

Perhaps today I will find some peace
from the pain in my heart
that will not cease..

Can the simple love of an innocent child
erase the scars of a life lived too wild?

Perhaps that simple love is the only way
to help me through these darkest of days....



Words and Image copyright, Scott Scarborough; 2007