Poem: Snatch the Light

Snatch the Light

The sun is shining so brightly this February day,

I feel stirrings of spring

even though I know there

is winter left in the wind,

I feel powerful today

because of the promising sun,

 It helps me conquer the gloom

of ice-laden days

and dark cloaking nights,

nights full of shadows, misgivings,

insecurities, weariness,

no more, I say,

I will take this snatch of light,

store it safely in my core,

until the darkness falls,

I will pull it out

casting bright rays

across the landscape of darkness,

bringing winter to an end

even though

it still stirs in the wind.