Slumber In The Sky

The moon is often very prominent in the sky during my morning commute.  The cool silvery glow is a perfect transitional light from the period of rest and renewal at home to the mentally intense part of the day at work.

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Photo credit: NASA Images

On one summer morning something in the sky was different.  An object with a bright golden incandescence hung in the sky very near the moon.  I assumed it was a plane, yet the object never moved position.  During the remainder of my drive, the moon and this other jewel in the sky remained as a pair.

From a google search for star near moon in the sky, I learned it was not a star glowing near the moon, it was a planet – Venus.  Immediately, my mind began racing.  There is a great deal of symbolism associated with Venus in art and mythology.  The allure and feminine mystique of Venus ignited my creativity and this poem resulted.


 

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Run For The Border

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Sunrise in Plainfield Indiana, April 2017.   Photo credit: Curtis Clem

I received a message from a very good friend one morning telling me not to miss the sunrise that particular day.  His message included a picture of the dawn.  I was already at work locked away from the outside world in my cubicle, but his photo made me go to a window immediately.  What I saw was amazing – colors like I have never seen on the horizon and in the sky.

Later in the day I was having lunch at the most inspirational place anyone can choose to dine……yes, I’m talking about Taco Bell.  Okay, my choice of lunch spot was not inspired, but I did have a really good view of the sky from my table.  My mind began to wander and I thought back on the photo and how amazing the sky had looked just hours before.  That experience gave me the writing I share in this post. I hope you are as blessed as I am to have people who spread sunshine in your life.


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