SMITTEN WITH THE SUN

Photo by S. Auberle

in Springtime we are all

smitten with the sun--

the orchid basking in my window    

a few leftover snowflakes

that black devil of a squirrel

emptying my bird feeder

North Koreans rattling their sabers

the waning moon high at noon

suicide bombers

red sheets on the clothesline

            sometimes I wonder

            if God might be the Sun

            shining on everyone

            deservedly or not

            even the warmongers

            and that damn squirrel

                           ~mimi