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.