Poetry :: The One

At this time of the Summer Solstice that the sunlight begins to slowly decrease in our days, I am reminded of this poem I wrote for my dear friend, past roommate, and soul sister who is devoting her life to the study of solar technology. Her dedication inspires me. 

I wrote this poem right after we first moved in and she was on our local community radio station taking about the Solar Home Tour she organized. 

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The One

Every day we see the light.

Few have the knowledge

to capture it, contain

the life power of a distant star

before night, its absence, arrives.

Some revel in the darkness,

the cool blanket of overall shade

and the unknowingness of objects

even in proximity.

But I am like those others

who honor the gift of morning

and even in my package of pale

skin that needs protection,

I soak in rays of the one

and wonder how long

we can take our

God for granted.