The Star Catcher

I met her on a beach one night... or was it by a moonlit stream? You see, I'm not sure if she was real... or someone in a dream. She was holding a net that reached to the heavens and was surrounded by glowing jars. I timidly asked, "What are you doing? " She said, "I'm catching stars." Before I had a chance to speak again... to register my doubt, she said, "I catch the stars when they are flickering and before their light burns out... I fill them up with stardust, for as I'm sure, you know, stardust is the magic that allows the stars to glow." "Would you like some help? " I asked, as she was pulling in a star. She smiled, a tender smile, and said, "Sure, go grab a jar." I'll never forget that girl or that twinkle in her eye... or that night we spent together catching stars out of the sky Was she real or was she in a dream? Tell me...who's to say? You see, it doesn't matter to me... Because I'm happy..either way?