Sunlight

sun through the window steaks,

sunlight bounces off fence rails,

sun reflects off window in door,

sun illuminates my interiors,

we bask in the sun,

we grow crops in the sun,

we work in the heat of the sun,

we exercise in the sun,

our lives revolve around the sun,

our climate is dictated by the sun,

our bodies are nourished by the sun,

our minds are calmed by the sun,

and it is the sun we take for granted

as we miss it when it is raining

or on a cloudy day or when darkness

cover the land since our eyes don't work well,

and it is the sunlight we first see when awakened

it is the sunlight that guides us through the day

it is the sunlight that gives us encouragement

it the the sunlight that motivates purpose,

and, it is the sun that stimulates the poet

it is the writers that use the sun in metaphors

it is the interpreters that see the sun as a symbol

it is the sun that enriches literature and heritage,

and when all is said and done it is the sunlight we need

it is the sunlight on which we thrive not darkness

it is the gift of sunlight that we share

it is the sunlight of life for which we are the most thankful.

24 October 2021