A Trillion Stars in You

If you look above
you will see the depths of time
as infinite as the stars
in the night sky,

the andromeda galaxy
of so many lifetimes
reaching beyond what
our mind can perceive.

This radiant collection of
200 light years of 1 trillion
stars that shine now,
once shone brighter still.

So too, these eyes
will see the miraculous
under a milky way
of brilliant stars flashing.

And in this deep gaze,
a recognition of generations
of love, of all who came before,
all who gazed at this same sky.

If you look close in
you will see the depths of time
as infinite as the stars
in the night sky.

Barbara Barry