Thursday, February 11, 2016

February’s Child

© Ginny Brannan 2016

The gelid crystals slip slowly down
to coat the tattered shrouds
of yesterday’s snowfall,
too fast now soiling on frozen ground

The crisp night air calls my name—
I inhale like an addict needing a fix
and exhale the staleness and weight of this day.

December is darkness;
January holds sway to darker day
her light always just below the horizon;
but February...February brings shift and promise

I am February’s child—
   no stranger to adversity
garnering my strength in
the luster of her lengthening days,
holding onto renewal and hope
that scopes more sharply now,
bringing truth and clarity to
   this ever-aging line of sight

...yes, I am February’s child,
    ever reaching for the light.

© Ginny Brannan 2016





3 comments:

Thank you for reading my poetry and sharing your thoughts.