the stars won't shine tonight
'twill be dark and cold and uneven
the darkness shall overtake thee
and thou wilt no longer be mine
~
i'll hold to thee in the darkness
but somehow, thou wilt slip away
leaving only a few stray feathers
the rest of thee, i'll ne'er find
~
the stars won't shine tonight
nay, they shine too sweetly upon thy brow
dancing, as stars do, through thy silky hair
the stars all hide in thine eyes
~
the stars won't shine tonight
for thine glittering eyes hath been closed
and i, weeping o'er thy death,
will glady welcome mine own demise
