Stanley Bright, “Sun Sonnet”

It peers down upon the wet sandy land It glimmers in the sky like an eclipse If it’s shining, there will be purple sand Some days it stays, some days it’s gone in a blitz

Some say it’s just a big fiery star There has to be more to the sun than that, It is always there no matter how far When the star shines to bright I bring a hat

It’s such a complex thing so far away Controls our lives in ways we don’t realize The way it commands us makes our lives sway We must have sunlight to thrive in our lives

What would we do without the sun so bright If only it would stay around at night

Stanley Bright ’23