sky lights – solsc #7

we find ourselves recovering

from weeks of wicked winter weather

punctuated with sifting snow and treacherous ice

wave after wave of watches, warnings, and storms

cold fronts that answered schoolchildren’s prayers

for days away from class

cloudy dreary blanketed skies

 

and then…

 

we dance to celebrate the sun’s return.

so far away and yet so strong

lending light and heat

to the frozen terrains of hills and valleys

changing the states of matter

from solid to liquid to gas

uncovering potholed streets and shoots of greening grass

 

and then..

 

we notice the bright full moon

highlighting the landscape’s quiet beauty

and lending its glow to light the way

across the refrozen slush and crusty lawns

alerting travelers to icy patches

forecasting the next day’s clear skies

and reinforcing the promise of spring