After a week of rain
the sun is back
and I think of the song I learned
from Belafonte
when I was young
a song called Look Away
Over Yonder
that was the refrain
but the verse that I'm reminded of
as I look out the window at our apple tree
blossoms already gone but the new leaves
pale green and glowing
in the morning sun
speaks of a lover's smile
imagined by the singer
a smile that greets him once he's home
from his long journey
his words to her
will return your glowing smile
is it her smile that will return
or the sun smiling
back on her
perhaps both meanings
are caught in that one word
we speak of light reflecting
but with love
we see no mere reflection
but a world of light returning
our own light