Sunny Attractions

A figure from nature that has always fascinated me is the sun. It’s part of every landscape on every continent all the time. No matter where I’m at the sun is always there – visible or invisible. For some reason my eyes are always drawn to it.

The first thing I do in the morning is open my blinds to let in the light. Of course, some days it is brighter than others. I refuse to close my blinds again until all traces of the sun are gone. In my classroom the blinds are always open so that I can turn off the florescent lights and teach by the natural light from the sun.

At first I assumed this fascination with the sun stemmed from my fear of the dark. I’ve always had that fear. It was something that I thought I would eventually grow out of. Of course, I still have it just not as bad as when I was a child. But now I realize that the sun fascinates me for reasons beyond fear.

For me the sun represents stability. It is a constant sight that I can always count on whether it is visible in the sky or hidden by clouds. I know it is always there. The moon even gets it light from the sun, so in essence the sun is even there in the night. It is nice to have something so stable in a world full of instability – a world that constantly changes.

I find in a lot of my poetry that the sun is always referred to somehow. I have even written several poems where the sun is the central image. It always evokes such strong emotions and desires from me, which I feel is the basis of good poetry. Plus, it is a sight that almost everyone can relate to in some for or other. It is a central image of connection. No one can escape the sun.