THE SUN NEVER STOPS SHINING

(for Christopher [Baby] Rocke, 5 years old, who observes everything, remembers everything and questions everything)

The sun never stops shining,
It's just obscured by clouds at times;
In rain, with thunder and lightning,
It only steps indoors awhile.

And when the moon and stars are out
And there's no sight of the sun;
Winter solstice in north, head south
And there you'll find the shining sun.

The sun rises in the east,
They say, and travels to the west;
Around the world to return east
Without compass or GPS.

This flight takes twenty-four hours,
Three sixty-five times a year;
But if you live at the North Pole,
It takes six months (or half a year).

Where the sun goes is a mystery,
What it does and what it sees;
But while you and I are sleeping,
It's exploring strange lands and seas.

The sun never stops shining,
Sometimes it's not shining on us;
But you can be sure it's out there
Smiling and shining on someone.

You can be sure it's somewhere
Shining and shining all year.

Copyright ©2010 by G. Newton V. Chance