From Behind the Shadow

• Hello Sun

• by Christa Shive

3-1-09
Hello sun, clouds, rain.
I’m about to celebrate life.
In the most magnificent times in life,
I danced under the stars.
They became my friends, each with a name.
In the most disastrous times in life,
I cried under the stars.
Each kissed my face, lifted my eyes to glorify,
instead of ignore.

I dwelt in the darkness,
And slept in the sun.
My voice at night is no more than a whisper.
But I awoke each sunrise,
And knew it was time to celebrate life.
Blessed is this life I’m in, oh
Beauty is all there is tonight.

The wind sweeps the sky clean of rain.
I trespass in my sleep to dream.
Of Heaven and earth cut by brilliance.
All I can do is dream of the place
Through the sky and past the stars.