A Little While Longer
written by: Christine Piatek
Let me stay a little while longer in the sun.
Earth’s weight is lighter here.
Today, at least, the ruby orange orbs
not blistering the tender soles of barefoot dwellers,
nor sucking dry the last pearl of water
from the only tainted pond in miles.
Forty days without rainwater.
It’s not nature’s doing,
the rush of stifling, murderous heat
racing north like a closing curtain.
It’s a human trouble
with human unraveling,
if we grab hard –
power, resolve and sacrifice,
shared reparation.
The weight of the world is lighter here.
Let me stay a little while longer in the sun.
I am a retired public sector lawyer who has always enjoyed writing -- journalism, memoir, essays, and poetry. I have been writing poetry in earnest for over ten years. My inspiration comes from nature, life's daily experiences, and thinking about the problems of the world. I've had several poems published in an annual summer fiction and poetry edition of a regional newspaper.
Latest posts by Christine Piatek (see all)
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