Saturday, January 02, 2021

Brooklyn, New York on January 2, 2021

Sun shines through windswept clouds, 
my favorite kind of fireworks.
The silent pulses of light 
no one notices to look up or gasp at.

These don't cause animals fear or pain.
These don't spew sulfur into the air.
These don't blow off the limbs of
human idiots or night birds. 

These just gently warm, like a smile from heaven
and warn that rain may be coming.