solstice sunset --
skeletal sycamore
backlit by autumn
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017
Happy Solstice! Welcome back, Kachinas, who come bearing gifts.
We're at the end of a dark, dark year, but we need to remember that it is the darkness that helps us appreciate the light.
Buffy has the Poetry Friday Roundup this week, and I'm happy to announce that the January-June 2018 Poetry Friday Roundup Schedule is complete!
We're at the end of a dark, dark year, but we need to remember that it is the darkness that helps us appreciate the light.
Buffy has the Poetry Friday Roundup this week, and I'm happy to announce that the January-June 2018 Poetry Friday Roundup Schedule is complete!
I'll continue to look for the light, Mary Lee. Happy Solstice!
ReplyDeletestunning words, stunning photo. You are such an inspiration, Mary Lee. Be the light!
ReplyDeleteI love this!
ReplyDelete"Skeletal sycamore" is so much fun to say, and "backlit by autumn" -- <3!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous image in color and words!
ReplyDeleteAlways look for the light. :)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to more light. Love the final line of your haiku, and this gorgeous photo of the setting solstice!
ReplyDeleteTrees and sky. Medicine for my mind!
ReplyDeleteWhat an intoxicating image and fits well with your lovely "backlit" solstice haiku. Thanks Mary Lee and here's to each day growing a little bit brighter!
ReplyDeleteAnd it's all uphill from here! :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous photo and haiku! I especially love "backlit by autumn".
ReplyDeleteI second her comment!
DeleteThis image reminds me of one of my favorite movies, Gone with the Wind. Your words came together beautifully!
ReplyDeleteOur solstice haiku are bookends! I love "backlit by autumn." Thank you for being a constant source of light and inspiration, Mary Lee. Wishing you happy holidays and a new year filled with light.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! And yes, we have much to learn from the dark. Have you read Barbara Brown Taylor's Learning to Walk in the Dark?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
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