Safe for Solar Viewing
Stephanie Kadel Taras
The muse will not leave
if you mention her,
nor luck desert the grateful.
Dance at an eclipse because
your feet feel like moving,
not because you fear the sun’s demise.
Your part in the cosmic circle is
to know when to put on
the protective glasses
and when to take them off.
Stephanie Kadel Taras (she/her) has authored multiple books in twenty years as a freelance writer in Ann Arbor, Michigan, including the award-winning college history On Solid Rock and memoir Mountain Girls. Her work has also been published in Bear River Review, Yellow Arrow Journal, Belle Journal, and the Ann Arbor Observer.