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

      

MaryJane Nordgren

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.

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