I make my home in the mountains
And as autumn falls into winter
I have to use my flashlight to get to dinner
Every evening I walk past the great cedars
Over the bridge
Through the sound of the rushing creek
In the dark.
And last year at this time
As the nights got longer
And the days darker
I felt a lump in my throat begin to form
And I thought about vitamin D pills
And S.A.D. lamps
And Mexico
Something. Anything.
Make it better.
But this year is different.
This year I am able to see the beauty of the stars that watch over my evening meal
And feel the joy of crawling into bed at 6:30 pm to read my book.
All I want to do is retreat.
Hibernate.
I am no longer trying to combat the flow of seasons
I am tuning into nature
And riding her waves.
And as I crawl into the cave of my heart to rest for the winter
I am grateful for this blanket of snow and this blanket of darkness that has come
To protect me.
Until it’s time to emerge and blossom.
Summoned by the Light.
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Hello Bryn!
I’m so happy to take time to read your wonderful blog this morning.
It’s Christmas vacations for me here and your writtings bring me right in BC where a part of my heart will always be.
Thank you so much for sharing!
Have an extraordinary celebrations time,
Catherine Aubichon 🙂
Thanks so much for the encouragement! I hope you are enjoying your holidays. I would love to see you back this way sometime soon!
Love,
Bryn
This is a beautiful poem, Bryn. Funny how I didn’t “see” it the first time I visited your blog, perhaps because I was on a mission, busy finding references to “vulnerability”. This morning, I find myself more open and feel a strong connection to this poem and your process. Thank you.
Hey Catherine – I ended up at this poem again because it’s December yet again and realized I never wrote back to your comment! How are you doing? How is everything?
I’d love to catch up. Shoot me an email at bryn@couragecompass.org if you get this ;)!
B