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Thursday, December 19, 2013

The Short Side



When Cold Moon lights the longest night 
we’re on the short side 
of the sun.

These are the days of dusk 
when the pale sun 
beats west 

through half-hearted arcs 
to warm a far-off 
southern sea 

and Orion rises, red-shouldered 
east into evening to hunt 
the midnight sky.

This is the season of silhouettes, 
when dark forms 
cast shadows 

on a velvet void 
to illumine by absence 
a vast empty realm 

where love lies below layers, 
faith stands by frozen, 
and hope taunts the dormant heart. 

This is the grace of unknowing, 
the stage beyond belief and doubt, 
a place to bank the fire, and wait. 

Till Ice Moon lights late winter nights 
we're on the short side 
of the sun.


"Orion" from ScienceBlogs
by Ethan Siegel





1 comment:

  1. Bob .. as winter comes in, most of us have those lengthening ideas of cold, and dark, and the void that is endless. This is a good meditation on those bleak nights -- and why the Solstice is always such a relief when it arrives. I enjoy the repetition of the "chorus" with its astronomical variations which were new to me. Well done!

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