The sky is so blue and friendly
almost as though it is her smile
or maybe her laugh
or both
I have no sense of its infinite possibility
ceding to the blackness of outer space
going on and on past the moon
past Mars
No, this sky is immediate, personal
happy like a baby blanket
comforting like Mother
and mine
I am shielded, illuminated, protected
under its canopy of brightness
so long as daylight shines
safe
This poem and the accompanying photo appear in my new upcoming release, Journey into Grief.
For more excerpts from the book, see:
Missing Her
No Beauty
Exiled
Despair