In the season of light,
embrace the returning dark–
longer evenings bring
cool relief from hot days,
darkness amplified by songs
of cicadas and bullfrogs,
owls and katydids,

Embrace
the bloom of an evening primrose,
soft promise of comfort.

Embrace the darkness
unfolding dreams,
nurturing life under ground,
in the womb,
in the dark warmth of loving arms.

Embrace the
home of song and story,
night wonders
and imagination.

Embrace the
season’s turning,
assurance of the coming harvest,
of Autumn leaves
and winter snows.

Here,
now,
in the season of light,
embrace the returning dark –
it is beauty,
it is hope,
it is earth’s gentle balm.