Sun

Sun

You are fire

And life securer 

Mother to my mother and 

Her mother and hers 

You beam out of Heaven

You clear the dark and

The fog 

When it rains 

You negotiate with it

You extend an olive branch

And reach a compromise 

Colors across the sky

When I set off

And sail, snailed pace, across salt rivers

You light underwater diamonds 

An improvised catwalk guiding me home

I so gladly float - or strut - to the shore

Which is now lit up

A fall-streak hole, a halo

Above my house 

Galileo was the first to properly understand 

Some try to eat you whole, with their hands

And their eyes, some happily go blind

On beach days you are provider 

Of fun and happiness, you are human when 

Light catches the splashes of playing kids

A phantom of security and warmth 

Standing right beside them;

Icebergs were a kilometrer out 

You made them melt 

Too much has been written about you

But in my writings too little has;

Without you there would be no dogberries

No songs, no months, no children, no women

You are fire and life securer 

Mother to my mother and her mother and hers

Author's Note

#11 from "Poems", October 11th

On a personal note "Sun" is my favorite of this collection, I think it captures what this whole project has been about - saying something in a simple, but new way. I can't imagine the amount of poems that have been written about our star, this is mine.

Reviews

[Seyi Ojenike]

i specifically love this lines
"You are fire and life securer
Mother to my mother and her mother and hers"
A beautiful piece... well written.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree my friend.
"Without you there would be no dogberries
No songs, no months, no children, no women
You are fire and life securer
Mother to my mother and her mother and hers"
Above lines true and wise. We need the sun, the moon and the earth. Thank you Cole for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote