Out of the blue at age 73

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Jean Stimmell©12/4/18

What does tangible mean at age 73

My eyes lock on a bolt, much older than me

at my cousin’s ancestral fishing camp:

I am spellbound

This bolt is more than a rusty headed

metal pin used to connect things :

It is a bolt from a cosmic crossbow:

A lightning bolt shocking me,

 into a waking dream 

In dreams, a lightning bolt can foretell

the crack of a sudden and terrible event,

or a divine message honoring the chosen...

Which will it be for me?