The Great Giver

the sun is the great giver

it is radiant

warming

brings joy deep into the soul

even on the most bleak of days

it breaks through the clouds of loneliness

stills the mind

stops it turning over troubles

stills its bickerings

it brings seeds to life

to bud 

to ripen

to grow 

it opens the shy flowers

with their bright petals

it reddens the skin of apple and peach

causes the tomato and the grape to swell

this mother star

brings life

to its small neighbour

joy to the hearts of its people

it is the centre of life