Sun Turn

We rounded the bend

into the precipitous edge of fall,

the sky’s dynamics

dealing real cold air behind the clouds,

the sun’s warmth 

playing for higher stakes

and sometimes losing.

It was worth it this morning

to dress at three fifteen

and walk, almost blind, through the dark house

to find and muffle a light

and walk down to the water

to see if the stars

(so many, so bright)

would cast a clear reflection —

many did.

©Wendy Mulhern

September 6, 2013