Year ends turbid—
cloudy skies,
solar winds roar.
Perseids pursue
falling, streak
sky, radiant born
as are we
plenipotentiary,
prone to disappoint.
Celia Turner is a Loveland published poet in Northern Colorado Writers annual anthology and winner of the 2020 Denver Women’s Press Club Unknown Writer’s Contest. She regularly studies poetry, takes workshops and classes. The Grind online practice of a daily poem submitted to a random participating group each month has been a boon. Poetry for her is an ongoing intimate conversation she continues to have with strangers.