The Plural of Solstice
Created | Updated Oct 23, 2012
SUMMER Vs. WINTER
Dawn, Summer Solstice, 1984
At dawn, the rising sun jumped up and caught
me running away from the moon.
For a moment we all just sat there surprised
and considering our relationship; the moon,
the sun, the earth and I. And the moment
could have lasted forever but I suddenly
remembered I was on a motorcycle; and the moon
realised she was too full, too heavy from a long
night, to resist falling asleep in the hills, as
the earthmists rose to greet the morning rays,
beaverly.
Sunset, Winter Solstice, 2002
The full moon just tapped me on the shoulder
as I chased the sun to the horizon; reminding me
of an all night promise so many summers ago.
"There is no West for the wicked!", she said.
So I turned, and together we tucked
the setting sun to bed.
