Does life have to stop because our half of the earth is dark?
Don DeLillo (White Noise)
I imagine that, like all of us,
it needs a break now and then.
It’s a big job, after all,
lighting and warming us all,
growing the veggies and flowers.
And with a family of nine
to look after, not to mention
two hundred-fourteen grandkids.
It’s a lot.
So I don’t begrudge the sun
its respite.
It is a thoughtful guardian,
leaving behind in its absence
a soothing nightlight
and a promise of return
the same time each morning.
I do, though, hope
that it’s not all work and sleep.
I hope that once the working day is done
it goes out at least once in a while
to grab a drink with friends,
maybe take in a movie.
It’s important to mix it up
from time to time,
let off some steam,
steel yourself for the day to come.
March 1, 2021
Brian Kenneth Swain