Namesake

Long before there was this day

another day came. Maybe it rained

of there was a little sunlight. People

got up and did what they always do.

Birds sang and the cats wanted out,

or in. You and I weren't here,

but the world didn't know. Trees

grew and nobody noticed. Someone

was cruel. Someone else

tried not to be. Maybe the weather

shifted unexpectedly and plans

had to be changed. This morning

we watched our day begin. We

wondered if it would be good,

wondered if it would rain.

-Jack Ridl, Living in the 21st Century