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.