Nocturne by Maureen Adams
A million brilliant ideas
flicker overhead
just out of reach
some blaze brightly
before collapsing
never to be seen again
others gently fade
in and out
veiled by cosmic interference
the vast majority remain
ready receptive ripe
to be plucked
from the tableau
and savored
juicy and tart
on the tongue
with senses still
sharp enough
to know them fully
Maureen Adams is a retired public school teacher who has lived her whole life in the upper Midwest but has done a lot of traveling. She has great gratitude for family, friends, and health insurance. She spends her leisure time gardening, hiking, and working to tell small stories of life and death and many points in-between.