Rays

A glimpse out the window

And I understand the meaning

Of the phrase

A ray of hope.

The gentle rays of the sun

Spreading out from behind

The cover of a big fluffy cloud

Indeed makes one feel hopeful.

Thoughts of better days

And awe at the simple beauty of nature

Are hard to hold back

When you see that cloud with its halo.

It is hard to capture the beauty and emotion

That this somewhat everyday occurrence

So easily holds in its presence

While illuminating the skies.

It quickly reduces the irritation

Of the wait in traffic

And transports one to a place

Of dreams and hope.

The artists and photographers

Try as they might

Cannot replicate these daily masterpieces

That Mother Nature displays to us.

And so what better mode

For hope to be delivered

Than the rays of a mellow sun

As it rises or sets.