Everything was eclipsed
by the eclipse,
nothing seemed more pressing
than donning glasses
to stare toward the sun
as it slowly disappeared
behind the moon,
certain it would reappear,
we were held rapt by the motion
and the notion that such a thing
could occur,
neither scientists nor astronomers,
just casual observers
of the extravagant cinematic beauty
unreeling in real time,
superlatives didn’t suffice,
language failed
to capture our feelings,
an earthquake of shifting emotions,
a time stamp of bittersweet longing,
a desire to know more, love more, be more,
beneath and within this universe
where magic like this exists,
where even on the darkest days
there’s a childlike trust
that light will reappear.
PHOTO BY BOBBY GODDIN/INDIANAPOLIS STAR
The photo is of an airplane passing near the total solar eclipse on Monday April 8, 2024.
It was taken during the Hoosier Cosmic Celebration at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
Bobby Goddin is a photographer based in Bloomington, Indiana who covers Indiana University athletics and high school sports. This photo was picked up by multiple national news outlets.
Follow him on Instagram @bobbygoddinphoto
Just Poetry and Prose 
What a wonderful paean to this spectacular event in our universe and its impact on those who watched. Love this photo. It shows the layers of perception from the relatively near to the very far. As always you capture the feeling in your clean cut poetry, dear sister.
Thank you. It was a day to remember!
Every word, every line is beautiful and moving. For me, especially the last three lines. You captured the truth of our hope and trust that light will reappear.
Above comment from Judy
Thank you. Hope springs from the trust we place in basic truths of the universe.
You reflect my feeling during the Eclipse to a “T”.
Jim
Thank you, Jim. It’s nice to think about so many of us having this incredible shared experience.