Let’s
just
–
–
sit
here,
–
–
you
–
a
n
d
–
I . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
–
–
–
simply
smile
–
a
t
–
the
sky . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ smile
.
a
t
.
the
sky . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
f
o
r
–
–
–
all
–
t
h
e
–
days
gone
by . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
f
o
r
–
–
–
even
though
–
–
we
–
h
a
v
e
–
lived
a
life
–
t
h
a
t
–
was
–
n
o
t
–
always
bright . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
–
–
–
even
though
–
–
we
–
h
a
v
e
–
set
aside
–
–
some
dreams
–
a
n
d
–
desires
–
–
which
would
–
n
e
v
e
r
–
take
flight . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
–
–
–
even
though
–
–
we
–
h
a
v
e
–
watched
–
t
h
e
–
springtimes
–
o
f
–
vibrant
colors
–
–
dim
–
a
n
d
–
die
–
w
i
t
h
–
our
youth
–
–
over
time . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
there
–
w
a
s
–
still
–
–
you
–
a
n
d
–
I . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ there
.
w
a
s
.
still
–
–
you
–
a
n
d
–
I . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
s
o
–
–
–
let’s
just
–
–
sit
here
–
f
o
r
–
a
while
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
–
–
–
simply
smile
–
a
t
–
the
sky . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ smile
.
a
t
.
the
sky . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
f
o
r
–
–
–
all
–
t
h
e
–
days
gone
by.
Reflection:
This is a poem that came to me while sitting on my balcony enjoying the sunshine sky and imagining I was sitting there with someone who was on my mind at the time – and just enjoying the moment. The opening line “Let’s just sit here, you and I, and simply smile at the sky” came to me in that moment and the poem pretty much wrote itself from that opening line. It’s sort of the flip side of the previous poem I had written that year (December 2019) in reflection of Josh Geyer’s passing [“Starshine (All the While)”] – and a flip from the gloomy perspective usually taken when thinking about days gone by. It essentially says we’ve had all this time in our lives, and how wonderful is that (in contrast to those who leave this earth at a youthful age).