Oh Infinite Star Giver
I now ask for wisdom and courage
to follow these stars
for their names are many
and my heart is fearful...

They shine on me wherever I go:
The Star of Hope
The Star of Mercy and Compassion
The Star of Justice and Peace
The Star of Tenderness and Love
The Star of Suffering
The Star of Joy
And every time I feel the shine

I am called
to follow it
to sing it
to live it.

When you feel a gentle breeze

caress you when you sigh,

It's a hug from Heaven

from a loved one way up high,

If a soft & tender raindrop

lands upon your nose,

it's just a little angel's kiss

as fragile as a rose,

When you hear a song that fills you

with a feeling of sweet love,

it's a hug sent down from Heaven

from someone special up above,

If you wake up in the morning

to a bluebird's chirping song,

it's music sent from heaven

to cheer you all day long

If tiny little snowflakes

land upon your face,

it's a whisper sent from Heaven,

all trimmed with angel lace

So let your heart be joyful

if you're lonely my dear friend,

hugs that are sent from Heaven

a broken heart will mend....

The dawn is smiling on the dew that covers

the tearful roses, lo, the little lovers

that kiss the buds, and all the flutterings

In Jasmine bloom, and privet, of white wings

that go and come, and fly, and peep and hide,

with muffled music, murmured far and wide,

Ah, the springtime, when we think of all the lays

that dreamy lovers send to dreamy Mays,

Of the fond hearts within a billet bound

of all the soft silk paper that pens wound,

The messages of love that mortals write

filled with intoxication of delight

Written in April and before the May time

shredded and flown, playthings for the wind's playtime

We dream that all white butterflies above,

who seek through clouds or waters

Souls to love,

And leave their lady mistress in despair

to flit to flowers, as kinder and more fair

Are but torn love letters, that through the skies,

Flutter, and float and change to butterflies....

And it came to pass

that two among the lifeless multitudes ventured forth,

Each lay their fate at the feet of the other, and

walked on unfamiliar shores, and took up the

company of strangers, and sought new life.

And in the course of time their paths crossed,

and they joined hands, and they celebrated

their differences and reveled in their oneness,

And they were enlightened and joined in spirit,

and in flesh;

And they were rewarded beyond all expectation,

And happiness was theirs for all eternity...