When Light Comes Down

It took dog days and years

To catch a moment when it’s here

And that the hay bales just might

Be mostly made of light

And that leaves can fall like shining golden coins

I can feel it in the hollow spaces

In the quiet places

Where the light comes down

I can see it in strangers faces

In the lines and traces

On the winter ground

Where the light comes down

It took awhile before I saw

That the world is mostly made of ache and awe

And that some night hum with sound

And sometimes silence is a noun

And that dust and snow can swirl like falling scarves

I can feel it in the hollow spaces

In the quiet places

Where the light comes down

I can see it in strangers faces

In the lines and traces

On the winter ground

Where the light comes down

Ashes fall and waters rise

Season change before our eyes