Chasing Stars (A Bedtime Story) Poem by Brian Hinckley

Chasing stars,
his arms were never long enough to catch her.
Impossible goals light his hearts path,
he never caught her.

Living a life of illusion,
the poet walked a life of delusion.
Given to romantic flights of fancy,
he soon realized that love is chancy.

He pined for her for many moons,
trying to win her fancy with numerous tunes.
Nary a day went by where he did not try,
never given a glance from the only star in his sky.

Sitting among lavish treasure,
the empress lived a life without pleasure.
Wishing for someone to sweep her off her feet,
dismayed it was a poet she did meet.

Bored of his words and promises she grew,
she only wished he would find someone else to pursue.
Told a poem that rang in her soul,
she knew she had finally found her goal.'

No one remembers the words of that fateful poem,
but they remember the love they shared.
Chasing impossible stars gave them all they wanted,
their very own happily ever after.