Ashes curl into the night
Smoke and stars in soft twilight
My breath shows and disappears
Like the things I held this year
I don’t speak, the fire knows
Every spark, the way it goes
Your name flickers in the flame
Not with pain, just not the same
Smoke and stars, my only crowd
Fall so quiet, yet so loud
I sit still but I roam far
In between this smoke and stars
Smoke and stars, not too late
To just breathe and hesitate
Wool coat on and boots unlaced
Time slows down in this small space
Crickets hum a midnight hymn
Every loss grows calm and dim
I don’t ask for you to call
I just feel and let it fall
If you’re thinking of me too
Let the night deliver you
Smoke and stars, my only crowd
Fall so quiet, yet so loud
I sit still but I roam far
In between this smoke and stars
Smoke and stars, not too late
To just breathe and hesitate
Not all fires need to burn
Some just glow when hearts return
Even silence finds its key
In this calm simplicity
Smoke and stars, you and me
Even if in memory
I’m still here, and you’re not far
Somewhere in this smoke and stars
Smoke and stars, low and wide
In the dark, I feel the light
