The frost descends on the earth,
freezing everything
around itself.
The darkness grips
with a vise
the sunken world
in the December’s night,
until a light
start to warm
the heart of sleeping creatures,
and two shining eyes
like stars
illuminate the hidden way
from the darkness.
Poem (C): Me
“St. Lucy (Detail Mosaic)” (C): Lady Chapel of Westminster Cathedral
“Saint Lucy” Francesco del Cossa