“Tonight I feel like a shooting star, but I hope my shine will last much longer.”
― Bernard Jan
Late one summer’s night
As I sat
Comfortable
And relaxed
Within the plush
Embrace
Of my recliner,
With my interest
Wholly focused
Upon my favorite
Television show,
And my mind free of
The day’s concerns,
A flash suddenly caught
The corner of
My eye
And drew my attention
To the darkness beyond
The picture window.
I stared, transfixed,
The television forgotten,
As I watched
A brilliant ball
Of cosmic fire
Descend from above
The nearby mountain,
Trailing a shimmering tail
Like a parade
Of Independence Day
Sparklers.
In a moment
It was gone, and
Regardless of whether
It disappeared
Behind the trees
Or if it burned itself out
High above the earth,
I was left in awe
Of the most unexpected
Spectacle.
Then, I remembered,
Darn!
I should have thought
To make a wish!
Oh, oh! Sorry that you missed that opportunity. But you did get to see one of life's wonders, even from inside your abode through the window, that so many of us, living in the city never see unless we get outside our light polluted environment where the air is clear and we can see meteors occasionally zipping across the sky.
Yours must have been one of the large ones that scared our ancestors, and rightly so. Some of them may have actually experienced a meteor striking the earth and the ramifications of that, or even exploding above the earth like the one in Russia recently in the one I believe in 1917 that blew down trees for many miles in Siberia where no one known witnessed it.
I think the greater power of the universe grants us these moments from time to time in our lifetimes as a reminder of how much magic is all around us. As for making a wish...never to late to wish if you have hope...
Fee
A book of nature inspired poems and essays, written from the heart and soul of a life-long nature, animal, and wilderness lover, and dedicated to today’s children - Earth's only hope for a better tomorrow.
This book won 'The Poetry Category'
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Regis. 🙏🦋🌳💚🌲
Yours must have been one of the large ones that scared our ancestors, and rightly so. Some of them may have actually experienced a meteor striking the earth and the ramifications of that, or even exploding above the earth like the one in Russia recently in the one I believe in 1917 that blew down trees for many miles in Siberia where no one known witnessed it.
Ron
Fee