I am a dark stone shining in the sun.

The waters come and cool me when I'm dry.

The puffy clouds sail over me

And give me shade.

They hide me from the sky.

But the sky can't hide from me.

My blackness is very deep.

It absorbs everything and holds in

A residing heat that burns.

It churns, always, and feeds, always.

But my blackness also emits.

It pulses out to offer warmth

To those the sun forgot,

Those who are chilled by this life

Are drawn to my dark beauty,

And I love them.

-jenn