May the brightest star that is

shine to light your way

So you can find a safe path through your life

every night and day

That guardian light I send to you

is bound to never fade

‘Cause like the moon with its silver light

of eternity it’s made

May a gentle wind carry you

on your journey, so let it be

May your steps be light, and so your heart

May your road be the one of destiny

And if darkness comes between us

and the end draws near it seems

May we meet again someday, somehow

in a world beyond the dreams.

I vividly remember writing this one. I was sitting at my old desk – I had had it since childhood – at my parents’ house one dark night back in December 2002. I was fifteen years old, my cousin had just died in a snowmobile accident and I felt guilty for still wanting to dedicate this poem to my then-boyfriend. Some memories just stick, don’t they?

Anyway, this poem has switched meanings for me several times over the years – but I think now it has finally found its way home.