not obliged
too much haze
too little flare
the northern lights
did not live up to predictions
or, rather, the predictions
were hopes and dreams
and gave the erupting sun
no sense of obligation
to fulfill them
too much haze
too little flare
the northern lights
did not live up to predictions
or, rather, the predictions
were hopes and dreams
and gave the erupting sun
no sense of obligation
to fulfill them
Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.