Sunday, July 18, 2021

God Smiles / Will Dockery


God Smiles

Star gazing
all by myself
on Mulvey Street.
Stars glimmer brightly
in colors like I've never seen before.
The man next door leaves,
drives off in his rattling sedan.
Being here,
feeling the perfect breeze.
Strange fog floats by
but the stars shine
right through.
You can shine, too.
God smiles.

~~
Will Dockery, 2000
from Selected Poems, 1976-2019, 2019 

[All rights reserved - used with permission]

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Starry Night over the Rhône, 1888 (detail)

2 comments:

  1. Good choice for the art, it actually looks like the Bridge of Lions at night.

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  2. Very cool mixing Van Gogh with Ponce De Leon ...

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