Helyn Dunn

Epiphany


I’m not sure if it was the way the sun was shining
through the deep liquid-blue paint of the Chrysler
Or the warm breeze that swayed my soul

Or the smell of the sweet air taking me to some memory of you
But for an instant
How much I knew

I saw through some kaleidoscope in my mind
How the universe blended

And for an instant
How lightly I flew

I could sense the curve of the earth
The infinity of the sky
And the wonder of you and I

Together within
Together again
At some distant space ahead in time
And the simplicity of it all
Was truly mine

But as quickly as visions come and go
Before I could even say hello
The magic quietly disappeared
Into clouds of pink and white cotton

Into some childhood of mine
Some elusive epiphany-- long forgotten.