O Starry Night

I thought to count the stars last night Glistening softly in my sight Each one fixed as a diamond laid Upon a velvet gown displayed Too many gemstones there were set Upon that canvass, black as jet, Too many for my eyes to grasp Too many for my soul to clasp Such beauty was beyond my reach For I would hold them all, as each Would so illume my fretted mind And light the darkness hid behind O starry night you move me so To yonder regions I would go In search of each and every one Until all shadows then were gone Wandering, seeking through the night Upon the misty moon take flight Across that vast and ancient world Wherein such treasures be unfurled Where life becomes, where love is born My heart, my spirit to adorn With every star that ever shone That I may live forever on O starry night, you fill my soul With all your glory to extol Forever set as shining eyes Transporting me to Paradise