darkness – Picking Up Roots

Sunrise

the impenetrable darkness
before the dawn
is a reminder
to keep going;

the blackness is complete,
yet the light still comes,
first in small hints
upon the horizon

then bold pinks
and fiery oranges
explode across the sky
driving out the night;

the sun always rises,
so too shall we

Light Inside

in this moment -
at what feels like
the most impossible
darkest point -
know,
feel it deep within:

there is love in you -
in others
for you too -
you have light,
you possess a way out,
you can see yourself through,

hold tight to that love
inside of you,
with it
better days
will come anew

Fall to Winter

the sun rests alone
in a cold November sky;
its power has waned -
though its presence remains welcome -
instead of warming the body
it now warms the soul -
much needed
in these shorter days
of darkness and dying -
as the colors fade from the world
the soul remains on fire