A comet, emerging
from the black void,
displays its wondrous grace.
A treasure made greater
by its short life
across the night's dark face.
And when its time is over,
to blackness it returns,
and we are left in grief.
For we are like the comet –
bringing the world our light –
unique, but also brief.
2001
(from the book Discoveries In The Dark by Doris Potter)
© Doris Potter
Dedicated here to the memory of Gale Martin who died on December 23, 2022
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