With A Star to Steer By

by Shire Scholar

Based on: Star Trek: Voyager

Copyright: Paramount

Disclaimer: This story is written and offered solely for pleasure and in tribute to the character and series. I make no profit and intend no infringement.

The winds of space blow full and fair for those who know how to sail them. Bright winds and fresh. No starship needed. Only the skill and raw desire to spread yourself upon the currents and fly to anywhere and anywhen.

I am Kes – and I fly among the stars and the anywhen in between. I have known much love in many forms and seen much beauty, all of it wordless wonder to those who've yet to sail upon a star's sweet breeze, a sun's great gust.

It is a journey into the heart of everything – and out again. "For what purpose?" you may ask. And I answer, "None." The journey is a thing in itself. Its own beginning. Its own end.

"Is it lonely?" you may ask. And I answer, "Never." For I can flow through the fabric of anyone I've ever loved, even fling forward and see them safe home. Or sail backward to where it all began … and do more than remember. Yes, even live it all again!

And always, always, there is the glory of creation, where I am not alone. No solitary traveler upon the universal sea. Others sail with me in the great galactic whirlwind. Minds and lights and loves – so many souls who have found a way to go sailing!

Those with a star to steer by navigate the cosmos, fuel the universe with our energy, with our dreams. Blending and soaring – star-skipping! - , we become truly ourselves – yet fuller, richer, deeper. We hear – and are – the fabled music of the spheres. Perfect harmony. Anywhere. Anywhen.

I am Kes. Still.

And my gift to you is Love.

**The End **