Stars (2013)

I thank the stars for you, my dearest friend!
For all the treasures you have brought to me,
Your openness, the hand that you extend,
And the love I know you bear, though wordlessly.

So I thank the stars that shine upon my way,
For dark has been the night, but joy is mine;
You guide me, my star, bright herald of the day,
Aglow in the east: with promise and hope you shine.

And I thank the stars for you, and that you came
Into my life!  You opened wide my eyes,
And now the world will never be the same.
The light of your soul has pierced my darkening skies,

So I thank the stars that I should be so blessed
And so fulfilled.  When days were ebbing numb,
My star, my light of evening in the west,
You blazed with the hope of a brave new day to come.