Winter Solstice 1991*

Photo by Joan Dobbie 2007


Black & white wear
each other's clothes

& the darkest moment
is that moment

when the dark
lets go

The thing to do, I guess,
is love the darkness

Knowing darkness
also disappears

& trust the light
though it comes & goes

& makes
no promises

Joan Dobbie
1991

This poem appeared on a Christmas Card published by Chuck Eyers in 2003