I DO NOT KNOW THE STAR
I do not know the star from which you came,
Or why you answered my faint wistful call.
I only know my soul called out your name
Across the Ages. Suddenly the fall
Of stardust crossed my path, and here you are
So much a part of me my every thought
Begins and ends with you, and all desire
Is measured by the love that you have brought.
So recently you came, but still I know
You have been mine since ever Time began.
You came to me in this life--and should we go
Into another world you would keep my hand.
For you are mine alone, and your dear face
Will stay with me in any Time and Place.
Doris Hadfield