Lewis, Joe

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The Prairie Light ReviewVolume 10Number 1 Gaea's Songbook Article 45Winter 3-1-1991The sun is meltingJoe LewisCollege of DuPageFollow this and additional works at: https://dc.cod.edu/plrThis Selection is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion inThe Prairie Light Review by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact orenick@cod.edu.Recommended CitationLewis, Joe (1991) "The sun is melting," The Prairie Light Review: Vol. 10 : No. 1 , Article 45.Available at: https://dc.cod.edu/plr/vol10/iss1/45The sun is meltingJoe LewisWhen I woke up this morningIt was a bloodstain on the skyBurning holes in the shrouding fogCrashing in my sleep-spelled eyesI know it's dangerous — looking downThe barrel of a gunRisking blindness for hours on endStaring at the melting sunYesterday at the noontime hourIt was hanging way up highSchooner clouds raced the windUnder its glaring orange eyeI know that I'm just wasting timeChasing dreams and catching raysLooking for lost memoriesFrom autumn yesterdaysThe sun is meltingI know it's meltingThe sun is meltingCome look and seeSoon it'll be dripping downTurning blue to orange and redI'll listen to the shadows sobCrying for the day that's deadThe air will be warmest thenThe breeze cool on my faceI'll hold my breath 'til the night comes downFolding me in its embraceAnd sometimes if I close my eyesI almost think I'm thereI feel the rush of adrenalineBreathing in October airThe sun is meltingI know it's meltingThe sun is meltingJust wait and see46 1Lewis: The sun is meltingPublished by DigitalCommons@COD, 1991

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