Elements of the Sun

and here, the earth,
a bright speck in the emptiness,
a warm world of life.

the temperature rises and falls with
the presence of the sun,
an endless love story of
disappointment and hope.

we find beauty in the sparks of diamonds,
and also in the colors of bird wings,
the shape of footprints in the soil.
each being reflects in some way the day
or night, and the earth that makes us.
is then all our beauty born from the
poignancy of the sun?

and here, we,
in love with the endless galaxies,
the darkness pebbled with
broken drops of fire,
dream of knowing despite
our differences.

here is this then:
all life shares the
atoms of the sun, shucked off
in our great beginning,
thus are we all connected.