Sunlight and Shadows


Month: January 2026

  • Sidewalk’s End

    Icy jewels along a winter river

    Suspended mid-air on stalks that shiver

    A precious treasure for the one who bends

    To look in the place where the sidewalk ends

    Smooth drops of glass molded to perfection

    Shaping the world with swirling refraction

    A kaleidoscope of hues that transcends

    What’s left in the place where the sidewalk ends

    Glitter sprinkled in the drab of winter

    Catching the scarce rays of sun that splinter

    A mystery of water and light that lends

    The lure to the place where the sidewalk ends

    A gift more impressive than royal jewels

    Beautifully clothed from translucent spools

    Waiting to share this great wonder with friends

    Who now know the place where the sidewalk ends

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  • New Year

    The turning of a year

    New number for each day

    A new start now is here

    Enter, find a way

    The leaving of a year

    Year full of joy and pain

    So many hard things, fear

    More victories won again

    The starting of a year

    New hope, new doors to find

    Fresh slate of time appear

    Leave harmful things behind

    The ending of a year

    So much to, thankful, say

    It was worth every tear

    To be right here today

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