She is far away right now…

But reaches out when she can.

She tries to light a small flame

In the darkness of my eyes.

Like a parent abroad,

I feel her love in moments

Of brief fleeting daylight

And then she is out of sight.

O Sun, don’t set

Just yet

O Sun,

Please rise again soon

Sometimes I feel

Her presence behind me

Like a kind hand

On my shoulder

She weaves through

the falling snow

As if she was

Searching for me in a crowd

These short moments of relief

Are stepping stones to shelter.

I reach out for them

Like my fading memories

Of fragrant summer air

The cruelty of winter

Runs my soul and my skin dry

She warms me from a distance

Until the friendly breath of spring

Can renew me once more