the shining horizon
now and then comes the radiance
soul to soul, gentle brilliance
a tightrope spans from beyond to behind
we spread our arms and walk the line
from the starfish to the twinkling stars
from the minnows to the meteor showers
from the clouds so white to the comet flights
these Autumn days to their moonlit nights
still the darkness yields to the dawn
still the rainbows follow the storm
sometimes you see it from the shore
the shining horizon
troubles come, words run away
for the moment you’ve got nothing to say
sometimes silence is a relief
a temporary suspension of disbelief
from the maple key, to the milky way
from the grain of sand to the galaxy next door
the dragonfly to the dreaming sky
from the baby’s cry to the lullaby
from spider webs to constellations
who draws the shimmering lines?
silver strands and starry bands
who spins the whirlwind designs?
still the darkness yields to the dawn
still the rainbows follow the storm
sometimes you see it from the shore
the shining horizon
for Nancy , November 2017
Revised August 16, 2021