Song to a Stranded Warrior: A Memorial

from Traveller by Julia Ecklar

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After so long,
Guess I shouldn't complain;
There's always sunshine,
And not ever rain.
There's no neighbors shouting
At night when I'm home,
And I'm left completely alone.

Silence is golden
When you're in a crowd,
But silent aloneness
Is silent out loud.
Aloneness is cherished
Where men can't run free,
But no more aloneness for me.

The nighttime stars whisper
And cry in their sleep.
They want me to join them,
To share what they keep.
They shine and they sparkle,
And weep just for me.

They call me to beckon;
I know it can't be.

For silently lonely,
No friend by my side,
No virtue to cling to,
Not even my pride,
I stand in the star's light
And gaze toward my home.
Can a man die from being alone?

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from Traveller, released January 21, 1981

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