Star Born

I can't recall when this drifting came into my mind.

Earth to earth, dust to dust

Earth and dust

We are the matter of stars

Star born

Hydrogen, bonded

Helium, heated

Star fled

Carbon forged and ejected

Now beneath the stars that made us

Beneath the star that feeds us

Sheltered from solar winds which would kill us

Never able to look into the sun's cradle fire

We look away

And see a heaven full of others

A galaxy of mothers

A universe of life

And yearn