“Sunrise Sunset by Maisie Aletha Smikle

Dusk or Dawn
Morning or Evening
Night or Noon
Summer or Winter

The sun is at its best
And never takes a rest
Delivering Fahrenheit and Kilowatt
No matter what

From the beginning of time
Till the end of time
The sun shines
Astoundingly divine

It captivates your mind
Heat like a ball of fire
That neither consumes or depletes
And requires no ignition

From whence does this ball of fire come
Extending in the universe
Shining from the sky
Hotter than volcanic lava

Nested up above
Stronger than gravity
The sun stands
Untouchable...

Unanchored....
Setting not the heavens or the skies ablaze
Ever kindled and never unkindled
Its fiery furnace requires no wood

Its fiery furnace requires no fuel
It cannot be extinguish
It requires not human intervention
Nor interruption

Sunrise or Sunset
The sun never takes a rest
Nighttime or noontime
The sun withstands the test of time

Ever shining
Ever sending its warmth
To a globe that has grown cold
To melt the frigid hearts of an ice cold nation”