SOLSTICE

Solstice: 51.4545 N, 2.5879 W

Slow to morn, subtle shift, closing down.
Grey, windy, damp …
hard to believe light will return,
hard to plough through such short, dark days.

And yet, in the gloaming grey
there is a spirit of hope and an enduring trust
(we must)
that light will prevail.