these may be

dark times, love

let’s meet them

with strong backs

open hearts

savoring

the moments

when the sun

glimmers out

breathe it in

store it up

energy

so that we

can go on

hand in hand

courageous

in this sad

shadowed world

About this poem: my friends and I are distressed at the recent threats to immigrants, trans people, sacred lands and more.  Savoring the good things can bring us strength in times like these.

In your journal:

  • write your own poem about savoring.
  • Write a poem with lines of three syllables.
  • Write about when the sun broke through the clouds.