solar eclipse

In the mountains
where the nations come to observe magnitude
the shadows form crescents and curls
like wispy chalk drawings
as the moon moves across the sun

But don’t look! 
not without protection

How to spread joy for free?
Rule number one is be prepared

Have the eyes to see
and reach out your hand
to every passerby
offering what they lack
any gesture, any hand
of friendship
across the barrier of anonymity

Liz McFadzean