Sad Solstice - For Contest

Sad Solstice Brittle fields succumb to darkness Shadows creeping among learned stones Children cloaked in life’s mystery Await the return of the sun Shadows creeping among learned stones followed by the eyes of elders knowledge sifted through the ages gods and demons amid the clouds Children cloaked in life’s mystery humming wordless chants of promise dance on the frozen ground of hope embrace the lengthening shadows await the return of the sun feast on bleak future of darkness gnaw on the bones of such torment and worship these punishing gods 10/19/2015 submitted to – Shall We Retourne – Poetry Contest sponsor – Debbie Guzzi