The Boy and his Star

There was once a boy who..

Fell in love with a star
Night by Night he sat atop a hill
Watching the incandescent orb,
Wondering why it was born so far from him..

One night he was fed up with just watching
And he got the longest rope he could find
and attached it to the strongest arrow he could make
and went atop the hill, gazing at the star..

"I'll pull you to me" He promised, as he arched the bows' thread back
And the moment the wind stopped kissing the land
He let go of that arrow and watched it soar
Through the night.. hugging the starlight..

Sadly though, as you already know
Arrows can't reach stars so high.
So it just fell back to the ground
As quickly as the water in his eyes..

The boy, mourning, rowed the boat across the lake back home that night..


The Next day the boy went back to the hill
Watching the star up so high..
Determined to catch it this time
The love of his life.

He brought with him the same rope
That fell once before..
And a balloon he crafted that day
For the new plan that he dreamt

"This time it won't fall back" the boy stated
"You'll catch the balloon, and I'll climb to you!"
And the boy let the balloon float on up
Gently on its way, disappearing in the sky.

Tis a pity though, that the boy didn't know
That balloons won't do so good
At kissing a star
With a sky so brisk..


The boy, disheartened, rowed the boat across the lake back home again that night...


This time around as he rowed across the lake
Heading towards the hill once more
he suddenly stopped paddling
And drifted upon the water's face

The boy, now afraid to try again
Just sat there in the boat and cried
"Why must a star be so far away?"
"Why should I bother try?"

The star glowed brightly above him
But he couldn't bear to look up at it any longer
So the boy just kept his eyes to the water
Ripples spreading from the tears that he spent.

Remarkably though, a sparkle caught his eyes
The little boy leaned out over the boat's edge
And saw a glimmering so close below..
Beautifully trapped beneath the lake's surface

He dips his hands in and scoops the light
Hands cupped and still as he rose it closer to his face
It was the star he gazed after for so long!
Reflected brightly in his hands..

"I've failed in all attempts to catch you"
Reach out to you, draw you in..
Yet, here you are, floating in my hand
In the end.."

He looked up and smiled
Understanding what the star was telling him
And under his breath
He simply wished it goodnight

From that day on
The boy would come by, now and again
But this time he would just watch the star
Completely content with already catching it.