Chasing the Sun is a collection of poems of hope and light for the dark days of winter. You can read Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, and Volume 7. 

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MY OFFERING
If all I do is
Walk and write,
Walk 
and write, 
I pray 
That the steps
And the syllables
Would be my prayer.
That the healing 
Would overwhelm each poem, 
And each passing of the neighborhood,
A quiet and clear
Transformation. 

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HOLDING ON TO THE LIGHT
I’m grasping 
at this evening air,
Wishing
Hoping
Begging
To keep this fantastic, dusky moment alive—
To put it in my pocket,
To bring it back
In the depth of winter,
Its warm glow
Warming my beating heart 
For just one more night. 

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A MIDNIGHT WINK
For even the moon
is whispering to you,
sending signals
night after night.

My dear,
there is no darkness 
so deep
that the light
will not shine.

May the moon 
be your reminder,
your cue to remember
there’s not a crevice
of the night
He won’t shine.

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P.S. If you, too, have words on your heart you want to share, one of my favorite things to do is help other creatives keep going (or get started!). Explore my creative coaching openings here or pass this along to one of your writerly friends!