THE SUN

this burst

of joy; 

this thrust 

from space 

into the eye

and heart.

this part

of life

so far away

that sweat 

and tears 

are never far apart.

this healing glow;

this gift 

to poor

and sick-

this quick

star-spanning

light

that rides

the day

and ends the night. 

a poem by Michael Geelan

photography by tauhhid

painting (in photo) by William Andrews

Copyright: 

Michael Geelan

from Passing Pageant, by Michael Geelan

Published by Pegasus House.

Copyright 1966

taken from Sound Of A Distant Drum by  Bill Martin Jr., California State Series, 

Copyright © 1967 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. 

All Rights Reserved.