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By Mike Mahn
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The Slant of the Sun

 

There is something sublime

In the slant of the sun

When summer bids adieu,

Handing the year to fall,

Sliding quietly by,

Giving autumn its due.

 

Something in September’s

Air - cooler, more dry –

Stirs forgotten feelings.

We glance back, then forward,

Sigh, and take a deep breath,

As old wounds are healing.

 

Shadows are different.

The familiar seems new.

Reflections carry light

Into places once dark.

Our eyes open again

As our hearts gain insight.

 

The path of the great Sol

Tracks a bit lower arch,

Its radiance glancing

Through clouds and ragged air,

Making brilliant the dim

With lightbeams dancing.