The Law Poem by Barry Middleton

there is a law within the universe
that says the stars can never die
for they will be reborn

is it the same for mortal human souls
no man can ever know the truth
as death forgets the past

but watching every motion of the sky
has been preoccupation's trance
and spirits wonder still

I cannot know the limits of my wish
nor what awaits beyond the grave
but stars will never die

my only hope is yet to dream again
beside a verdant valley stream
and wake to see the dawn