at the moment of your birth,
the sun, moon, and stars aligned
in a pattern
that will never appear
in the heavens again.
points of light in an inky black sky
with no seeming connection
until you decide
how they all fit together
by the choices you make.
and in the course of a lifetime
the story unfolds.

at the moment of your (re)birth,
your constellation complete,
the tale must be told
to close the circle.
from your lips emerges
the details of a life lived on earth
with all its twists and turns,
all the lessons learned,
the trials and victories
and each locus of love
that guided you home.
©2023, Sarah S. Walters