Winter
has always called to me to cocoon, to retreat inward deep into the layers of
me…
During winter I sit in its cold still waiting and bring myself to inner
reflecting; waiting, like the cold winter earth to rebirth into newness. As we
gather on the darkest of nights, let us remember that it is our light that
pierces the dark with illuminating love.
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| Photography by Lisa Saraswati Cawley |
Winter
Solstice: The Longest of Nights
winter's
breath,
calls
in the darkest of nights-
beauty
black,
shortness
of light.
the
sun kisses the stars,
the
moon embraces dark-
join
now circle of women
our
light we now spark.
circle
of shes,
we
who gather in singing,
bring
forth the night-
in
our humble existing.
we
sing of the barren branch,
the
cold winter wind rising-
the
darkest of nights,
our
intentions now binding.
fire
that burns our souls to blend,
the
darkest of nights-
will
soon slumber and end.
each
day will bring us,
to
the beauty of light-
ending
the longest winter night.
in
its dark beauty,
we usher in the light.
we usher in the light.
~
(Find more of Maureen's poetry in her new book
Maureen Kwiat Meshenberg is an author and a prolific poetess. She is guided by her inner soul’s journey and her empathic musings about life. Maureen’s draws from her human experiences, bringing reflective, soulful thoughts of the heart and the shifts in life’s journey to her poetry. Her most recent work includes her own Facebook page called Heart’s Calling where she currently reaches almost 3,000 regular readers. She also has her own website here. She currently hosts a monthly sacred creative writing circle for women using writing prompts as a means of inner releasing. Maureen has 3 adult children and currently lives in Oak Park, Illinois. She has recently published her first debut poetry book called Seasons of the Soul: Transitions and Shifts of Life which can be purchased here.
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