You Can’t Sunbathe in Winter

You never quite realize the season has changed

till you leave your house at 4pm

                                                                   dark out.

The sudden onset of night is shocking.

It feels like it will last forever –

An eternal,                                                                              sunlight sings softly,

celibacy,                                                                                  so seasons sew surely –

from the kiss,                                                                         seen simply.

of sunlight.                                                                             simple sunlight shines soft.

 

Sunlight – and its often painful embrace –                      light loses light,

in its departure from our day to day life                          likely light.

we are often what seems impossible                               like light lights

And makes easy                                                                    little

at a loss for what used to be                                              light makes light.

simple

 

Simply put – winter  light makes like Godot

and in our waiting

 

 

So winter makes light.