46 • CENTRAL REVIEW • SPRING 2020
I Never Knew How Much I Loved AFTER NAZIM HIKMET by Lance Crenno It’s March 27th, 2019 I am walking through The campus of Central Michigan University. As I pace down the sidewalk, I am captured by the golden Sunset plunging towards the horizon. I never knew how much I loved sunsets. The flickering energy of The day being sucked out like a magnetic force. Returning to the mothership. The picturesque colors that splatter nature’s Canvas. Seeing the beautiful Display washes away all Worries and stresses like A late spring rain sprinkling a freshly sprouted wildflower. It taps into something deeper, A basic human hardwiring That absorbs the wonder of nature Like a sponge and uses it for nourishment. I never knew how much I loved the trees. Their massive trunks tower over me
