From a Poet I Love

I found this poem by Ken M. M. Ecker from 2009. Go to his poem blog for more: http://poem365.wordpress.com/


Moments on Summer Nights


There are moments on lonely summer nights
When it seems that you can reach up just high enough
to grab hold of a star and pull it down
till you can hold it in your hands and show it off
And squeeze the stardust off into a potion of hope
An elixer in a glass you swirl like red wine
you sip and roll on the tongue to savor.
Damn
If only the stars could last forever.