Dear Sun

Birds salute dawn with lonely tunes

No one to listen with me.

The sun yawns orange gloom

No one to grieve with me.

Dear sun,

While on the other side of the world

Tell me, have you seen her?

My forlorn shadow dwarfens under my feet

No one to redeem me.

Half way across the sky

The sun blends my tears with sweat
No one cries with me.

Dear sun,
Having searched half the earth
Tell me, have you seen her?

Couples, in gold lit faces, gasp at sunset
No one to gasp with me.
The sun’s golden rays seal their whispered vows
No one to whisper with me.

Dear sun,
Now that you retire
Will you ever see her?

©2011 Otiato Opali