all right... here goes nothing.

Well it's a sunny Friday in sunny California! I promised poetry, well of course, so here ya go.

Waiting

Mountains upholding one in a cup of brilliance
From the height of darkness one does stand,
Staring upon an endless void…
Quiet broken by sounds of a distant sea.
Gazing up, counting stars, smiling all.

Race to the mountain side, “Did we miss it?”
Only 10 minutes to go.
Sighs of relief slowly joined
By silent wraiths who gaze upward too.
North, South, West, East.
Nothing yet.
But slowly, slowly
The darkness lifts
To show rolling clouds
To the left, “Where”
THERE!

Oh joy, yes there
An orb lifts ponderously above the brink of the world
Waves flash blue
Turning and, “Oh I love the colors.”
A hum here
A smile there
A cautioning voice
“Don’t look straight at it.”
A laugh awaken
A song stirred
Drawn up from the heart of one
The others unable to voice
The feeling down deep.

Snap, clap…
Sing
Oh, the wonder of the sun
The world awakens from long dreams
Waves seen
Wait…
t-t-t-t
Snake!
Down hillside
Fleet feet.
What did we run from, questions asked.
Memory glazed over by the rising sun.

Crystal Woods