“It was enough to lie there and expand / Till all the stars were shining into me / And I was all the stars that I could see / In all the endless acres of the night. / That was the best of living.” — Jane Merchant Copy Share Image
“... and all the hurts and scars / Of everyday were healed, and I would sleep / Safe with the good-night memory of stars.” — Jane Merchant Copy Share Image
“It was enough to lie there and expand / Till all the stars were shining into me / And I was all the stars… — Jane Merchant Copy Share Image
“We will not speak of separation / While the frail hours grow less. / Nothing shall mar the brief perfection / Of our togetherness. Walk gently” — Jane Merchant Copy Share Image
“We will not speak of separation / While the frail hours grow less. / Nothing shall mar the brief perfection / Of our togetherness.… — Jane Merchant Copy Share Image
“It's satisfaction to the soul / To make something out of nothing, and to trim / A figured piece to fit a gaping hole,… — Jane Merchant Copy Share Image
“I do not say there were no hurts. / I say they mattered less than love.” — Jane Merchant Copy Share Image
