When Darkness Comes
©December 31st, 2018
By Vijaya Sundaram
When darkness comes in winter
It’s always a surprise,
Like a guest showing up, unannounced.
And you try to welcome it, warily.
And you set out lights to serve it.
And sing songs and feast,
And keep company with loved ones,
To let it know you are not alone.
The darkness courts us all,
Though it is sudden, abrupt.
Still, we can always prepare.
I will make sweets and light lamps.
So, when I go dancing with the dark,
I will, perhaps, find my way,
And that way will be gentle.
One can always prepare,
Even if one will never know.
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