Winter Dark
Holidays bring light
to the darkest time of year
but nights are still long
Cruising past charred hills
banners thank firefighters
on bridge after bridge
As dog cuddles cat
like hyena loves lion
white lays down with black
Brisk chill of darkness
make the most of your short reign
you are shrinking now
The cold moon’s gray sphere
lounges in a stark crescent
this longest of nights
Dark is not evil
this metaphor stretched too far
shine some light on it