“Where there is light, there must be shadow,
where there is shadow there must be light.”
-Haruki Murakami
“…Light, dark, and shadow. Our lives are filled with all three and you can’t have one without the others. It is when we learn to embrace all three, that our voice grows strong and fills our words with heart…”
-Morgan Dragonwillow, Poet and Originator of OctPoWriMo
Dawning Leaving the loathing she disappears in darkness. Outside, the firelight Ceremony cleanses. Ashes disperse skyward Phantoms take flight, fade Heart hearkens, Alive to peace Awash in awareness Thirst for selfhood Slaked at last Freedom found And in the gloaming Grasped by hungry hands.
3 replies on “Dawning”
Thirst for selfhood… Wow beautiful… Loved your write… Happy Festive season.. In india the month of October and November is our big Festive season.. Happiness and smiles…
Much happiness to you, too, Deepti. xoA
I’m hoping to find some new poems here, Annis. But I still love the imagery here in this poem from last year, perhaps written during the pandemic that somehow conveys that sense of freedom (despite constraints inner and outer), and that the poem comes from your meditating on light, dark, and shadow. Beautiful.