Thursday, December 26, 2013

A Boxing Day Reflection



When everyone had gone
I sat in the library
With the small silent tree,
She and I alone.
How softly she shone!

And for the first time then
For the first time this year,
I felt reborn again,
I knew love's presence near.

Love distant, love detached
And strangely without weight,
Was with me in the night
When everyone had gone
And the garland of pure light
Stayed on, stayed on.*

*May Sarton, "Christmas Light" - from Collected Poems, W.W. Norton, 1993

2 comments:

Peggy said...

I've never seen this poem before and I love it. Thanks for sharing.

Judy Warner said...

Totally appreciate it.