Is happiness near

The forest donned a crimson robe In places it turned a deep rust And the sun hid behind the clouds And the umbrellas huddled together again Afraid of getting wet people hurried home But only one stood still And gazed sadly at the sky Wanted to see a star there His one treasured one He stood not for a day not two not three He stood not for a month not a year He stood his whole life looking at the sky And a girl stood nearby And also studied the sky But only one stood still And gazed sadly at the sky Wanted to see a star there His one treasured one Only sadness crushed his soul Because of the rain he was wet and shivering And noticed no one But only one stood still And gazed sadly at the sky He wanted to see a star there His one and only cherished one But the sun emerged from behind a cloud And blinded the boy Taking his gaze from the sky He saw the one standing next to him But was he the only one standing still And sadly gazed into the sky He wanted to see a star there His one and only cherished one His heart beat to the rhythm of a waltz He embraced the one standing next to him She only breathed faster And so they went through life Admiring the heavens together But was he the only one standing still And sadly gazed into the sky He wanted to see a star there His one and only cherished one