Sun

The horizon gives her shelter For another night To rest her rays and firestorms Till dawn calls for a light Then up again she rises To herald in another day With a veil of mist and fog In the valley down our way Above the houses now she shines Too bright for eye to see Yet we can feel her heat As we take shade beneath a tree The busy bees are buzzing In the foliage up above While in the pond two amorous frogs Are struggling to make love Now her meridian she has reached And we can feel her power Drenched with sweat and baking hot The only respite, a cold shower Before too long she will dip Below her blue horizon To end for us another day With lots of legs to spy on Then she will take her leave from us For yet another night Leaving us with sunburnt skin That’s shining cherry bright Without her life would not exist The planet could not survive So sun please rise tomorrow To keep mankind alive

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Robert Johnson

Date: 3/19/2014 8:51:00 AM

A nice warm write in march. I can feel myself breaking out in a sweat already. :) Is it me, or does it seem like the sun has grown more intense in our lifetimes. Must be the damage to our atmosphere. Happy belated St. Patty's day to Ya. Now go have a nice Guiness and a plop in the shade. Peace. :)

Robert Andrew Lyle
Date: 3/19/2014 9:30:00 AM

thank you Robert for the belated wishes and kind comments unfortunately living in England so the Guiness does not taste the same over here. may the road rise up to meet you...... Andy

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/18/2014 5:17:00 AM

- Without the sun .... no, I can not do without the sun - In Northern Norway, they have no sun for several months a year, dark, day and night ........ - Could not be able to stay there. - But, as you probably know, Northern Norway have a beautiful time with the midnight sun and beautiful northern lights. - A fine poem, Robert. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Robert Andrew Lyle
Date: 3/18/2014 6:47:00 AM

Thank you Anne Lise for commenting on my poem. From Northern Ireland myself so did not experience the midnight sun but did from time to time see the Northern Lights. thank you again take care xoxo Andy