Rise and Shine

I’m
awoken in the street
by her crystalline presence-

clouds infesting the blue sky.  Well,
it tasted blue to me.

You see, because
she waited with patience
that never ended

and when I came to
I saw her
            and
                 ascended.



Written by
Nate Johnson
12th grade
Papillion-La Vista High School
All Rights Reserved
Posted with permission