Darkness ends when acceptance begins

Off the phone after a two-hour deep dive into the meaning of our lives, spirituality, curiosity, creative energies in the universe, with my best friend, Mike, in NJ, and the muse strikes again! There is nothing like kindred spirits who bring out the depth in each other, who mine deep into the inner being, who open doors and windows into each other's psyches. I know that there are different types of friendship, different levels of emotional and mental intimacy, but THIS, this give and take, this exploration of our humanity, is so fulfilling.  It makes me feel a taste of the salon philosophy days of old, when women would gather together the thinkers, the artists, the dreamers, conversing into the night

 

Darkness has been creeping in
Swallowing the light
Believing itself powerful
Consuming the hours
Greedy, casting shadows
Talking big talk
Hey, it’s just cold air
Pushed in on an arctic front
It’s the revolution of a planet
Around a shining orb of gases
It’s a season, not a death sentence
The daylight is returning
Life awakens
And so do I
So do I
Bring on your darkness
I know you won’t last
Steal my afternoon sunshine
I’ll warm my early night with
Candles, sweet-smelling
Warm cinnamon, cloves, lavender
Baby, I’m bathing in acceptance
In cycles beyond my control
I’m trusting in inevitable change
The certainty of uncertainty
Winter darkness is not finality
Change is the true reality
Tomorrow, darkness, is your last hurrah
Your shadow cannot
Rebuke my joy
Moment by moment, the light
Will push you away
As for me, I’ll enjoy
What you taught me
The changes you brought to me
These I will accept
In hope to manifest
A beauty that contrast
Has wrought