Kestril's Rhythms and Groove: Solstice 2023

Solstice 2023

I greeted the Sun empty-handed
worn out from too long nights
spent counting out collected griefs
from near and far.

The Sun gave me Her gift

of the light I could not hide from
illuminating who I was
and asking what I wanted to be
the morning that light came back

into the world.

Photo by Ivana Cajina on Unsplash

Song Choice: Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me cover by Roger Daltrey

Liner Notes for this Groove: This poem is linked to Poets and Storytellers United Friday Writings.

7 comments:

Debra She Who SeeksDecember 21, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Winter Solstice blessings to you, Rommy!
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Rosemary Nissen-WadeDecember 23, 2023 at 7:15 AM
Lovely! I know that experience, when light finally comes back into the world after a period of grieving. You convey it beautifully.

(Your link at P&SU leads to a poem you wrote in July, which didn't seem right, so I came looking for this one. However will leave you to alter it. Thunder here – again – so I am about to unplug my devices.)
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RommyDecember 23, 2023 at 12:29 PM
LOL! I didn't realize it had a bad link! Thank you!
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Yvonne OsborneDecember 28, 2023 at 5:29 PM
"The morning the light came back into the world." An apt wish for today. And Roger Daltrey, yum.
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purplepeninportland.comDecember 29, 2023 at 8:08 PM
What a joy it is when light comes back into your world.
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AnonymousDecember 30, 2023 at 10:33 PM
Let us hope that light comes back into the world.....Rall
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Magaly GuerreroJanuary 3, 2024 at 10:12 PM
It reads like a spell, a perfect way to let go of the not-so-great and welcome the good.
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