The Stars Are Only To See

I was walking through a field, I was five that day

I looked at the sky and saw it another way

I reached as far as I could in the dark night

I thought I could touch them, they seemed so bright

Why do the stars have to seem so near

Even in the darkness they are so clear

I turned to my mom, she was smiling at me

She said, "Little one, the stars are only to see."

Many years later, I was walking there again

But she was not there with me then

But when I looked down, I saw my little one there

Reaching out to the stars as the wind blew her hair

She looked at me, "Mommy, why are the stars so far away?"

A tear slid down my cheek and I smiled remembering that day

Then I looked to her and told her what my mom told me

I said, "My dear little girl, the stars are only to see."

We stood there looking at the stars for a while

Then she turned to me with a smile

"Mommy can we come back again another night?"

I nodded my head as we walked away out of sight

Sometimes when things seem to far to be

Remember some things were only meant to see

Just like the far away stars that can shine so bright

Comforting us some how with there beautiful light

Reach for them still, as if they were not all that far

And who know maybe someday you will reach that star