The Ophelia Edit

my guiding star

So much of me is what I learned from you. To remove the mark of your presencewould be like plucking the stars from the sky—how dark the world would be. I must learn to live without you,my guiding star.

I saw you in a dream

Last night, I saw you in a dream.I heard your laughter, but could not see your face.Morning came, and you were no longer there—yet the sun still shone. I rose to make myself tea,haunted by the memory of you.

Psalm 23

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.2     He makes me lie down in green pastures,he leads me beside quiet waters,3     he refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right paths    for his name’s sake.4 Even though I walk    through the darkest valley,[a]I will fear no evil,    for you are with me;your rod and your staff,    they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me    in the presence…