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| Soft Black Stars 
 little children snuggle
 under soft black stars
 and if you look into their eyes
 soft black stars
 deliver them from the book
 and the letter and the word
 and let them read the silence
 bathed in soft black stars
 let them trace the raindrops
 under soft black stars
 let them follow whispers
 and scare away the night
 let them kiss the featherbreath
 of soft black stars
 and let them ride their horses
 licked by the wind and the snow
 and tip-toe into twilight
 where we all one day will go
 caressed with tenderness
 and with no fear at all
 their faces shining river gold
 washed by soft black stars
 and angels' wings shall soothe their cares
 and all the birds shall sing at dawn
 blessed and wet with joy
 you and i will meet one day
 under the night sky
 lit by soft black stars.
 
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