Photo by Adel Emma
The legendary green flash is real.
After more than fifty years
living on our coast
and countless sunset viewings,
I finally saw it
as the last slice of ripe tangerine
slipped into
the horizon’s expectant mouth.
I had thought it a tall tale,
much like merpeople
or mythical giant squid
sworn to drag down ships of old.
My friends also saw it.
Leaving the sand
where we’d played our games,
we stopped to watch
the barest visible edge
of sun being swallowed.
High-fiving, we shouted in unison,
It’s real! I saw green, too!
(originally published by The Edge Magazine)