A bird told me to look up.
Eclipse Witness
a voice in the dark
it sounds like a lark
a bird that I heard
speaking a single word
the voice it let out
echoed all around
I tried to figure why
it wasn’t in the sky
and then I saw the dark
high above the lark
what should have been the sun
was dark now; undone
I stood there and stared
eyes squinted from the glare
and now that it has passed
I’m glad I took time and gasped
for what I saw was great
and it left me amazed
when it returns again
you can bet I’ll be waiting
Thank you little bird. Have a great day.