by Mankh
What to do with Light in early April
indoor chilly early evening
winter’s cabin fever faded
sky as blue as a Robin’s egg
all that April Light glowing the glass windows
outside a Common Grackle squeaks and whistles
earlier in the day Woodpecker doing his thing again
Mint making the way above the surface of the Earth again
each day on my knees smelling the prayers of Hyacinths
What to do with all that Light in early April
coming out of the cave of the mind
where you weathered the winter
as if you were the only one
last night the Thunder-Beings
woke the Sky and woke the Earth again
putting everyone on notice
Time for being awake
for caring for the Earth again
not just your little patch of yard
or pot of soil or wide expanse
everyone put on notice
Time to feel the Light again
Time to let Light in again
breathe Light in and spin Light out
into the softening soil and all who course this journey
hungry for love again
hungry for the healing laughter
that banishes the darkness of disrespect
trust your feet and all your senses
what to do with Light in early April
again
~ Mankh (Walter E. Harris III)