She climbs
a ladder in her sleep
as if she reached
the top of the night
clutching at a star
or see she swims
in an invisible sea
grasping at a starfish
I can not see.
I stroke her...touch her hair.
Her breath warms my hand
all my life
lies here.
Love smiles
asks me
'Why the tears? '
'This child...my child...'
She turns & smiles
still lost in dreams
star in one hand...starfish in the other.
Dónall Dempsey
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/star-and-starfish-for-helen/
