December Hope
.

Through mists of December grey.

You light a candle,
it’s flickering first

before it finds its steady flame.

Slowly you start to distinguish
the contours of everyday things,

familiar, yet with new eyes
never the same.

It will be a long grey
but a promise is here.

Gently you cup your heart
to give thanks to the
coming of a new dawn.

The return of the light.
Within and without.

©️Lulu
excerpt from poem December 2022.

#poetry #winter #returnoflight

Happy Solstice, Everyone! As the longest night passes, and daylight lengthens again, may you be reminded of the light of the connections that helped get you through these times; may you honour the parts of yourself that have had to make hard choices, and the wisdom gained through such; and may you have space for hope. #solstice #returnoflight #timepasses

Happy Solstice, Everyone! As the longest night passes, and daylight lengthens again, may you be reminded of the light of the connections that helped get you through these times; may you honour the parts of yourself that have had to make hard choices, and the wisdom gained through such; and may you have space for hope. #solstice #returnoflight #timepasses