Constellations

The light was leaving in west it was blue

The children's laughter sang

Skipping just like the stones they threw

Their voices echoed across the waves

It's getting late

It was just another night

With a sunset and a moonrise not so far behind

To give us just enough light

To lay down underneath the stars

We listened to Papa's translations

Of the stories across the sky

We drew our own constellations

The west winds often last too long

And when they calm down

Nothing ever feels the same

Sheltered under the Kamani tree

Waiting for the passing rain

Clouds keep moving to uncover the sea

Of stars above us chasing the day away

To find the stories that we sometimes need

Listen close enough all else fades

Fades away

It was just another night

With a sunset and a moonrise

Not so far behind

To give us just enough light

To lay down underneath the stars

Listen to all the translations

Of the stories across the sky

We drew our own constellations