Imagine the light within you
as you peel away the pale skin of winter
that ghostly fog of sorrow's discontent
The days fretted away in introspection
falling as drizzled sleet on the windshield
swept away in an arc in the quest for sight
only to reappear again to blur your vision
A lesson learned in the futility of regret

We are changelings always seeking growth
out from the center of the seed we were
absorbing light and air into our cells
shedding the scales of days passed
Our lives unfold as a petaled rose
Rains will come but cleanse us of dusty debri
nourish the dry chambers within our hearts
as we blossom in beauty despite the thorn's sting
if the root of bitterness does not take hold

Reveal the new flesh of renewal
hungry for warmth and reborn to the sun
The black soil is putty in your hands
sifted and stirred unearthing beauty
and you bring forth nurtured bloom
from the spectre which haunted you
It is now buried food for earthworms
churning decay into new forms of life

(c) Linda Gayton 2006