star of the orient
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Star of the or ientStar of the or ient
Oh magic Star of the Orient, I invoke thee:
show him the way back to my arms!
His nearness lasted just an instant
but it was enough but it was enough to mark my life to mark my life
forever.forever.
Oh Star of Oh Star of the Orient, the Orient,
keep his love keep his love alive and alive and
please, make please, make him return him return
to me!to me!
Every dayEvery day I thus I thus appealed the Starappealed the Star
until one night, in until one night, in my dreams, she my dreams, she
softly spoke to me softly spoke to me and said, “what and said, “what
you long for you long for cannot be done, cannot be done, love cannot be love cannot be
forced on a heart.”forced on a heart.”
Rimasi attonita e Rimasi attonita e perplessa, sapevo perplessa, sapevo che era vero, ma che era vero, ma quando si desi-quando si desi-dera qualcosa dera qualcosa così fortementecosì fortementele ragioni del le ragioni del cuore hanno il cuore hanno il sopravvento su sopravvento su
quelle della quelle della ragione.ragione.
Astounded and confused I
acknowledged the truth. However,
when love is wished so
vehemently the heart has its reasons of
which reason knows
nothing.
So I still waited, consumed with grief, recalling those brief instants of nearness.
I asked the wind to breathe my loving
caress on him.
I wanted to become the night so I could watch him sleeping.
I sent him a I sent him a dove as a dove as a
messenger of messenger of my thoughts.my thoughts.
It was to no avail.It was to no avail.
All my love was not enough All my love was not enough to warm his heart.to warm his heart.
As days passed by, vain As days passed by, vain hopes became grim realities hopes became grim realities
and my smile waned.and my smile waned.
Hope gave way to Hope gave way to reason. Perhaps it was reason. Perhaps it was
written so.written so.
Feelings that I Feelings that I had thought had thought mutual were mutual were only mine.only mine.
With the heart in a whirl I With the heart in a whirl I supplicated again, “Oh Star of supplicated again, “Oh Star of the Orient, please make me a the Orient, please make me a small cloud of smoke so I can small cloud of smoke so I can
see him for a moment, and see him for a moment, and then I’ll disappear!”then I’ll disappear!”
Once more the Star spoke to me in my Once more the Star spoke to me in my dreams, “What you ask for exceeds dreams, “What you ask for exceeds
the power of my magic,the power of my magic,
but I can do something but I can do something that may allow you to that may allow you to
stay with him for a long stay with him for a long time.”time.”
And so she And so she transformed me transformed me into a memory.into a memory.
Text: Gina FaziText: Gina FaziGraphic Work: [email protected] Work: [email protected]
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