Laughing Stars

tonight i looked for our constellation,

the one with the dancing star,

but found only others.

then in my mind's eye i saw

us lying on that hill country road,

glowing in our white terry robes.

radiant in our newfound love,

like the stars themselves.

that night the stars seemed to follow us.

they turned as we turned,

shooting and twirling.

the earth spun so fast we almost fell off.

we were laughing.

we called for UFOs to appear,

but none ever came.

we thought they must be flying over other parts of Texas.

later we saw stars up at the lake.

shooting star after shooting star.

so many we lost count.

but no UFOs.

we were still laughing.

just now at dusk i saw the most amazing shooting star.

i thought of you,

wishing you had seen it.

i wanted to hear you laugh.

you see, when i see stars, i think of you.

stars, you.

you, stars.

stars, you, laughter.

a couple of laughing stars we are.

i must remember.

(for phantom)