A New Year Begins
As we Struggle with Dark Fear
Searching for the Light
What are the items
That we Decide to Carry
When the World is Lost
A Cold Winter Wind
Reminds us of the Promise
That Life will Renew
A mask on your face
Keep your distance, stay away
Life as we know it
Will Green Shoots of Spring
bring the Hope we all Need Now
or will Darkness Stay?
A shot in the Arm
Is what we all need right now
And we will need two
Sunset on New Snow
Blinds us with a Harsh Beauty
That We May Forget
When the Gray Fog Lifts
and the Darkness Starts to Fade
What will Normal Be?
A New Year Begins
and Light will Banish our Fear
If we let it in…
© Richard Capogrosso 2021