Solar Glow

What fire could ever equal the sunshine of a winter's day? - Thoreau

on a heatless, heartless december day

i saw an ardent sun

its rays were like the cables of a bridge

the shiny steps of an escalator

they glinted and hinted

so i squinted

to take in as many of them as i could

to bask in as many as i should

i saw a tiny, spherical rainbow reflected in the corner of my eye

or maybe it was a stye

i'm not really sure

but it was staring back at me

with an impeccable intensity

daring me

flaring me

ensnaring me

i needed to go up

to ascend

to no longer pretend

no need to condescend

to get a better look

to fully experience its lucent nook

to see what my blindness took

its creator i sought to know

but alas i got lost in its burning glow

at least now my faith can grow

it's mine wherever i go

even though its maker was a no-show

or was he

Author's Note

"He who is conversant with the supernal powers will not worship these inferior deities of the wind, waves, tide, and sunshine. But we would not disparage the importance of such calculations as we have described. They are truths in physics because they are true in ethics." - Thoreau

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

mmmm, I have floaters, wish they were rainbows...belief is shaky these days...I know there is that higher power...it just has to be.
But I think the escalator is broken...still I can manually climb the steps with each word I write...
so I will...and the search for that rainbow will continue.
j.

[Pete]

as i get older and more tired, an escalator can be a most welcomed sight at the right time. it was a beautiful day. i was basking in it and didn't want to let it go ... :)

[barleygirl]

Love how you can take a simple spark of light on a bee-boppin high-steppin flight of imagination. Love your snazzy rhythmic street-vibe delivery. I know this mind-flight liftoff . . . very fond of it . . . happens to me all the time (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Pete]

just saying what i saw and felt that day. i can't do without a daily dose of nature ... :)

[light and ashes]

This had a brilliant beginning, but it could use work after that (my opinion). I think this has a lot of potential to be a beautiful transcendental piece of writing.

[Pete]

i agree. i struggled with how to end it. thank you for sharing thoughts. it is appreciated ... :)

[light and ashes]

Cool...I would just spend some more time with it..Maybe I could give you some suggestions if you ever feel like you want them.

[Chris Shaw]

When the going gets tough there is nothing like nature to lift the spirits. Love that image, so energising. I can imagine you basking in all that glory. Winter sun, not so much heat, but oh my look at that radiant light. Love this write Pete. Very welcome on the bleakest of grey days. Did you feel like asking to be beamed up?

Chris

[Pete]

that's the thing - while soaking it in i felt like i had been beamed up or at least that it was giving me the opportunity. it was a beautiful, winter's day. i just wanted to drink it all in forever and forget my troubles. it wasn't too warming as you say but on a cold winter's day you'll take what you can get. it was so bright and beaming though. thank you for sharing chris ...

[Chris Shaw]

You know Pete, just thinking about that sun works wonders :)

[Pete]

indeed. that's what nature does - lifts the spirit ... :)