Today is Independence Day for the United States, and it makes me think…
In 2001, just after 9/11, we were lost and confused
And we hugged each other and prayed with each other
And we were there for each other.
When U.S. airspace was closed and the skies were silent
Our neighbors in Canada provided safety and hospitality for our people who couldn’t come all of the way home
And we were grateful and we knew that we weren’t alone
In 2020, when so many of our friends became very sick
and we had to isolate in our homes and we felt alone and scared
we reminded each other to stay safe and we dropped off food for struggling sick people
And we cared about each other
In 2024, the sky went dark in midday
we put on special glasses and watched the moon pass in front of the sun
we wept when we saw the corona
it was a magical sight
seeing the ring in the dark sky helped our sense of wonder
we loved it together
Today in 2026, we wonder what happened to together
And we wonder how we can regain it.
The world has become a puzzling place
but it’s all we have…
