Where the Light Comes Down - Carrie Newcomer

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

It took awhile to finally know

That a luna moth will quickly come and go

And that distraction is a thief

Of all that’s shining and brief

Gone in a brilliant startle of wings