Almost in the Light

The year has been dark
full of hardship and trials
for ourselves and all we love

around the corolla of the eclipse
we can see the emerging light
with the days getting longer

once again the sun is creeping
closer to our lives closer to our souls
closer to our hopes and dreams

Ryhme or Reason

those words that used to fill this space
are now just beyond these fingers' reach

anchored in a newer place
they do not make it into speech

and when the tongue has lost its way
the brain must manage on its own

find other means by which to say
what can't be said by words alone