What You Do with the Light

Winter Solstice, 2020

Walker of forest and clouds,

sure-footed wanderer, creek-jumper—

alone, wild, even in clamor of crowds,

searcher, skeptic, acolyte,

lover of birdsong. Each day

you find your shoes, keep faith

with that girl you were,

join your breath to winter air,

believe in wonder as much as sorrow,

break your words as one

breaks bread, into light.

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BETHANY REID is a poet who has written several books of poetry, the most recent of which are Sparrow (2012) and Body My House (2018).