September 18, 2001

Just before the world changed
on the Eleventh of September
For Susan Towlson

Traveling west towards the horizon

The setting sun a golden orb

Sitting on the edge of the earth

Butterscotch coating the trees

Behind us

The mirrored moon

Rising yellow huge

And warm from where we have just been

We are between

The son

The sun

And the moon

At this moment

Life could not be better

With an angel in the blue, bruise yellow sky

And a jet across the eye of Luna

Watching over us


© 2003 Nicole Wills