Still Point
by Bruce Hanna

Contemplating the
Infinity of Time and Space
a Pacific Ocean still point

An ordinary act
of profundity
in my neighborhood

From the edge of a continent
at sunset’s  minus tide
Moon and Earth aligned

Near the Winter solstice
A special stillness
Will the light return?

(Dedicated to my big sister Judy, who is 83 today, and has been a still point for me many times.  Bruce Hanna 12/17/20)

 

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