January

Oh look! With a new beginning

 It’s you again;

Like the sun, after storm and rain.

Rush of the rays to greet the earth

 As the clouds part;

Beloved January,

You beckon upon me with a fresh start.

With you; my vacant soul finds strength,

Colour and a spark.

Blossoming breathing life and ideas;

Shedding bygone, that old bark.

Promise of comfort & life, Lost

 And withered it was.

In concert shall it come again,

 It won’t pause.

 Lay before me a new path,

 Regained strength, and my stride;

January, year after year, you

Showed me way like a guide.

A pace to wonder, Tranquil senses,

Graceful breathing;

Leaving behind the undergrowth of past,

Walk with you, quite and tender,

Wounded Life, healing....

5th Jan, 2012