a winter walk. photo: C. Huff 2021
May this dark winter
open wide your eyes to see
the small good things, like holding hands
the slow moving, deep things, like the dormant roots of trees
the fast, light things, like the shallow tracks of rabbits in the soft snow.
May you grow in peace in your wintering,
gather strength from the vast solitude
sharpen your vision for injustice and gratitude
practice your voice in profound silence
and draw down the heavens to your wintering place.
They are waiting for you to open your heart.
CH 2021