Monday, March 8, 2021

Star to Star

By Cassandra Lease 

From the stars of old we came 
And to the stars we shall return 
 Stars we’ll never see or name 
Past all we’ll ever know or learn 

The stars themselves will fade and die 
All things must fall to dust one day 
We hope the soul endures, and I 
Hold to this fragile faith and pray 

All things fall, and all things rise 
All that we were, all that we are 
From earth below to fertile skies 
From dust to dust, from star to star 

You were like the shining sun above 
Guiding me through every day 
Your strength, your patience, and your love 
Set my feet upon this way 

There were dreams you dreamed for me 
And tales you wove when the nights were long 
Now I must dream what’s next to be 
And weave all my own tales and songs 

All things fall, and all things rise 
All that we were, all that we are 
From earth below to fertile skies 
From dust to dust, from star to star 

In ending, there must be some grace 
Or all ends in futility 
There’s so much of you  I can’t replace 
But some part of you must live in me 

Now let your pilgrim soul fly free 
Past setting sun and evening star 
Through time and all eternity 
To a bright and boundless world afar 

All things fall, and all things rise 
All that we were, all that we are 
From earth below to fertile skies 
From dust to dust, from star to star 

We commend you now to earth and sky 

All that you were, all that you are 
All that falls again must rise 
From dust to dust, 
from star to star 

Cassandra Lease was a writer and friend of mine, who passed away too soon and too young in February of 2020. She wrote this poem and performed it to honor her mother when she died a few years back.  

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