BEAUTIFUL SKY

.
 So close
 Just a day away
 A full moon rise
 A sky flooded with light
 Humbling us
 Who have reverence
 For all things amazing
 Belonging to nature
 And the creator
  
 So high we fly in our exuberance
 Only to be brought down to reality
 When hurricanes and tornadoes
 Devastate islands, farmlands and cities
  
 We become contrite
 Realize our mortality
 Pledge ourselves to helping
 The community at large
 Or individuals in need
 Positive consequences from something bad
 But that is the way
 Of caring creative, industrious people
  
 We collectively step forward
 But for now
 Watch for the full moon 
 Which grounds us once again
  
 Stanski
 September 11, 2019 ^