December Song
When I am lonely
you send your
huge yellow moon
to rise behind the purple mountain
When I am adrift, disheartened,
floundering in the dark night
you send your swift eagle
to carry me high above the valleys
When my heart falls still in the darkness
you fill the heavens
with starlight
to guide me home
When my spirit feels numb and exhausted
you embrace me
with all the beauty of the winter desert
with a gentle joy and inspiration
to keep me company through many a still hour.
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Copyright © 2008 by Elizabeth Reeke.