Welcomed Sun

The balance shifted

As the moon set

Calming the swells

And the movement of the ocean

As the sun peaked

Over the colored horizon,

Reflecting its beauty

In the serene ocean,

A brilliance

Sought after during

The cold days

Of the long winter,

The heat bringing new growth

To a world in need

A humanity in danger

Of succumbing to the bleak

The gray moments

Of the hardened winter-

The freeze that was spoken of

Before it's settling,

But never believed

And never prepared for-

The same fear

Circled the return

Of the sun-

Or its lack of.

But the world awoke

That morning to find

The rays blinding,

Touching each corner

Of the world

And reminding all

Of the possibility of tomorrow,

If we only allows ourselves

To believe it will come.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet. novelist, and freelance journalist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!

Also, be sure to give her a follow on Instagram (@seekatwrite).