Cathy Xinman’s poem, “The Sun Is Never Blind”, reflects on time, aging, and human mortality, while celebrating the power of love, shared human experience, and the enduring presence of life and nature, anchoring human emotions in the vast, cosmic imagery of the world.
The Sun Is Never Blind
By Cathy Xinman
The sun turns and turns.
The vast sky, calm as an ocean,
hears no sound from shadows.
Bit by bit,
it walks before my eyes—
light released,
oh, so young.
Time is thin.
Tomorrow will rise soon.
Dusk’s hair will soon turn black
while mine turns white.
Darling, you still love me so madly
as if an angel descended to earth.
For you, I’ve lost my sorrow.
We stand face to face;
flames race through our hearts.
Futile is the passing.
We dance with our hands,
and where our feet meet the ground.
The sun is never blind.
Cathy Xinman writes poetry in Chinese and English. Her English-language collection is entitled Where You Love Yourself. Find it on Amazon. Learn more about the communities that make up Canada on the Toronto Spark website. The Toronto Spark is on Bluesky @torontospark.bsky.social.
