On this longest night, gods and goddesses
met to plan our Fates. Virgin mothers
gave birth to their sacred sons today.
Rhiannon’s Pryder. Isis’ Horus. Demeter’s Persephone. Perhaps,
Mary’s Jesus under a comet or conjunction.
Image by Dorothée QUENNESSON from Pixabay
When freezing rain settles on late apples,
it creates a glassy frozen coating. Then,
the apple defrosts before the ice does.
Rotting apple falls out the bottom leaving
a gothic icy ghost apple globe behind.
I saw the maple flames last week.
Rain and wind and this square canvas
has returned to a simple line drawing.
A new beginning, a few remaining leaves
suggesting what the creator has in mind.
