Starchild


Starchild, did I see you?
Gazing at the heavens,
Breathing very deeply
In the star-filled sky?

Stormchild, did I see you?
With your grey eyes flashing,
Misted wreaths of clouds
Floating by your side?

Flamechild, did I see you?
By the fireside, laughing,
Stirring the dying embers
Back to life again?

Seachild, did I see you?
Gazing in the green depths,
Calling all the creatures
That live below, and die?

Earthchild, did I see you?
Walking in the meadow,
Telling all the travellers
To come home again?


1978