Lake Superior in daylight
Last summer during a trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, my husband and I made our way to the shore of Lake Superior to watch the Perseid meteor shower. Late at night, in the dark, we had the whole beach to ourselves. In about an hour, we counted 51 meteors!
Last night, when we heard about the Geminid meteor shower, we took a quick trip to a park north of Milwaukee to escape the city lights. We didn't stay nearly as long--it is December, after all--but we saw enough to make the effort worthwhile. Here is a draft 0f a poem I wrote this morning.
Meteor Shower
Stars lit our way
down the steep, winding path
through tall, naked trees
to the wide-open beach.
Wrapped up in blankets,
we waited, laughing.
Waves crashed on shore,
and bright streaks of light
flew between stars.
Oooh! Ah! We counted aloud.
Sand in our hair,
we climbed back up, quiet,
turning around
for one last look
through tall, naked trees
on the steep, winding path.
Stars lit our way.
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