Pearls on the Neckar River by Jakob Montrasio - courtesy of Creative Commons
TILT
Winter solstice is the exact moment
when a hemisphere is tilted as far
away from the sun as possible.
— Old Farmer's Almanac
Let there be light
in the slats of dawn
in doors opening
on floors warm
Let there be light
on dreams cloaked in sleep
and the slow fogged return
Let there be light
on dark threaded earth
on early frost and graveled path
Let there be light
in the creak of a knee
in the space between ribs
in the lung's hungry cave
in the narrow passage
of breath and life
Let there be light
in our hands gripped
in hope, in cheer
in our tears.
Let the face shine
in love and loss.
Let there be light
in the letting go.
— Drew Myron