The Stormy Beauty of the Sun, a poet’s perspective

Thinking about the solar storm this weekend, the northern lights were beautiful, reaching across new skies, where we wouldn’t usually see them! But it’s also going to disrupt communications and devices. For centuries and millennia, humans have been observing their environment and appreciating their surroundings. Looking at the birds. I’ve noticed even when I was indoors, a bird I was watching outdoors could sometimes notice … Continue reading The Stormy Beauty of the Sun, a poet’s perspective

I listened

I heard something but there was nothing there— noises in the distance. I heard something in the darkness, then I was awoken from a daydream in a shattered haze to hear her calling, “I am me.” I wanted to turn away, but I was nearly there out of the background and into the day, I had to reach that farthest star, I fell. I could … Continue reading I listened