Once in a Lifetime

Lined up in our chairs

Our heads tilted toward the sun

We waited for it

The sun was intense

Special protective glasses

Sat on our noses

We laughed and we looked

The moon crept over the sun

Light began to dim

The smaller the sun

The more colors we could see

Yellow, orange, and red

The air got cooler

Only a sliver was left

And then it was gone

We dropped our glasses

A jewel shone before us

Bright in the dark sky

An amazing sight

This was a total eclipse

It was breathtaking

The sun rays poked out

As the moon kept moving on

On went our glasses

Excitement was gone

The sun’s colors kept changing

With blue and green shades

Soon the sun was back

Our eclipse party over

Memories to keep

Written on 8/21/2017, the day of the total eclipse in Garden Valley, Idaho