Monday Morning Musings:
“Light breaks where no sun shines;
Where no sea runs, the water of the heart
Push in their tides;”
—Dylan Thomas, “Light breaks where no sun shines”
Seek the stillness in the storm,
as grey consumes,
delight in light, within cold blue,
find warmer hues
aglow in candle flames;
await the glimpse of golden glimmer;
delight in company–and dinner–
watch the shimmer
Pumpkin Split Pea Soup 
These are the best doughnuts. 
of sun on water; and if time
flows, listen for its shadow-wings
that soar and circle back, to bring
song from stars, soul-stirring
Geese in flight. ©️Merril D. Smith, 2020 
Geese in flight. Delaware River at Red Bank Battlefield. ©️Merril D. Smith, 2020
heart-burnished flickers. Rejoice in blood-pounding,
and surf-tossed waves; a symphony blend
of love, life, light begin and end,
the past returns, and over again
in the passage of indigo night
to rose-tipped sky
find all is right, in the lullaby
of the moon, the gentle sigh
of wind recalling
earth-yearning, and the constant turning
to find the songs and all the light, burning.
Last Thursday marked the start of Hanukkah. In this pandemic year, we could not be with family, but still we celebrated. I bought my sisters, daughters, and myself a bracelet that says “kvetch.” It seems appropriate.
As we move closer to the winter solstice, the sun sets earlier and earlier, but our weather has been crazy. We’ve had storms and sunshine, and the temperature was in the 60s F yesterday. We met my sister-niece to exchange gifts and walk on Forbidden Drive along the Wissahickon. We met younger daughter and her husband at William Heritage Winery for an early birthday celebration. Right now, there’s a steady rain. We’re supposed to get snow on Wednesday.
Wissahickon Creek 
Forbidden Drive ©️Merril D. Smith, 2020 
