In the Stars

Star-crossed lovers?

in the wrong place, and at the wrong time:

United States during the Viet Nam War

West Germany during the Cold War

the passion was there but not the desire

to realign the stars,

to realign our comfort zones.

We might have been too weak to commandeer the stars, 

but we are not too old to bask in the glimmer of what was and 

what might have been.

What is it called if someone is still dear, 

but better not making a life together?

 But, stlll I wonder. . ..

Were we right or the stars?

Where’s the poetry in star-blest love?

Blissful happiness when parents’ prayers have been answered.

Meeting many times,

Waiting for the right time.

I had oats to sow, 

I had to heal my heart, and

I had to be open to a new relationship

We had to be open to the possibility. . . . 

of seeing a soul mate 

in each other.