It Is What It Is

Something is happening on the surface of

Saturn far too distant for the naked eye to

be seen. Synergy is a process happening

here, there, everywhere, 24-7 changing

what was into that which forms anew.

It takes sunlight on an apple to ripen

the fruit. I cannot see the stream of traffic

on the Interstate, but can hear the thrum of

activity several miles away. A battery holds

its energy at the ready to electrify the light

when the need arises. We rely on gravity to

ground us yet ignore its influence every step

we take. I awake over and over again each

day. Seventy-two plus years in a row for me

has been the case. There is so much we take

for granted, my friends, so much we ignore.

It is what it is, like it or not, until it is no more.

Then, I recon, whatever it turns out to be, we

shall be moved to reconsider. And for today at

least, Saturn still seems so far away. But you

might want to check your batteries just in case.

Chris Hanch 11-9-19