The Dance of the Sun on the Bridge

Photograph © Thomas M. Ferraro 2012

Up before dawn

Predawn and we are moving about

Things dark and still

To the Railroad we go

Train already crowded

Subway South

to the tip of the island

Walk toward the bridge

Vendors and shops prepping for the day

Ascending the path to the tower

Walkway view blocked

Renovation stopping - Traffic starting

Joggers, bikers all commuting

No Sun yet

Colors emerging

Red – deep blue

Bridges silhouetted north of us

People moving

Who’s watching

Sky’s changing

Varying shades of Blue and Red

Red Dot peaks above closest Bridge

Sun emerges, bright red

It ascends to it’s early morning spot

Clouds and colors changing

Perhaps an hour goes by

We are treated to a grand show

Of color and beauty

By the moving sun and clouds

Who’s watching

People moving

Hustling to their own activities

Perhaps missing the Sun’s grand show

As we leave, others arrive

Taking pictures

Enjoying still

The Sun’s grand show is over till the eve.

To ponder

The Sun providing Light

Nuances of color and shape

The Bridge arching – connecting

Storms block the light

Cables and supports if cut - destroyed

Collapse – fragment

Violence temporarily eclipses beauty and connection

Do we allow light to shine

Beauty to radiate

Do we become one with the light

One with the radiance

Can our faith connect and 
experience the majesty of the moment
Is it difficult to see what is spirit
What beauty hints at

Do we break our connection

Broken and isolated

Violence becomes the norm

Add to spirit, beauty and the divine

Subtract from spirit, beauty and the divine

It is a question of allowing

a question of choosing.