Catch a Glimmer

To catch a light
at the precise moment
when it ceases to be
is extraordinarily
thrilling
and profoundly

                        quiet

No applause
No promotion
            just absolute perfection

The first shimmer of daylight
switches off the streetlamp
            creatures of the night settle in
            birds stir and from their nest, fly

During the darkness, I turned
toward the vastness
catching the final sparks
of a blazing star traveler
my “wow” orchestrated
with its final flicker

I wonder when my final glimmer will be

When I will cease to be
in this life
in this body

I wonder if my poems will be preserved
or burned

Either way
it won’t make a difference to me
soaring with the birds
my spirit will be

I don’t write for posterity
attention or fame
In this journal, I write for the same reason
I wrote as a five-year-old, filling up my diary pages –
to have a conversation with my spirit, infinite
mostly I just listen and do my best to interpret

Fleeting thoughts disappearing
as fast as the sun is rising

Thanks for stopping by and joining me for some Sonoran sky viewing and reflective journal writing, from my early morning. Warm regards. Michele

my sky photos were taken last night and this morning (golden sunrise through the trees, morning moon with pink clouds, birds flying, and last night’s cloudy moon scene) / my dancing selfie was taken on July 21, when the summer heat was intense enough to melt away human concerns and waken the wild within

© 2024 MyInspiredLife