Perspective (written 3 weeks ago) - June 14, 2025

Gary Hunter
Jun 13
1 min read

two miles from me, a car bomb

exploded, violent, frightening,

a sound I’ll never forget

for the people in Gaza and Ukraine

where bombs drop like night rain

a single explosion is a quiet evening

and for one as far away as mine,

just a grateful sigh for the miss or

quick prayer to a protective God

while the sun after real rain

can make rainbows and fill

the blue sky with songbirds

I’m not sure they value

daylight beauty like I do

or nights when crickets, warm

breezes and golden moons

are great company

and if I’m really lucky,

a star might fall from the sky

Recent Posts

See All

Judgements - Dec. 3, 2025

sometimes, I’m the cloud looking around the sky, assessing my own kind he’s too fat she’s too thin they’re too bossy, that one’s overly shy those are too white, and those not white enough I dispar

Light's Descent - Nov. 30, 2025

if I could capsulize my life now, it would be late afternoons, a recurring event of time spent staring out the picture window into a quieting backyard, shade chasing the sun’s paintbrush across the wa

Classifieds - Nov. 29, 2025

foreclosed houses, unhoused dogs apartments for rent, souls desperate to rent employment for schemers and dreamers, the mouthless market of buy and sell a blur of need pinned to a bulletin board eve

Comments