all-night vigil
I fold and unfold
my
handkerchief
Maya Daneva
The secret is this—
you find morning where night left
blue
ember, burning
Kara Knickerbocker
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Embers carry you
into empty morning blue
full
of red, waiting
Kara Knickerbocker
A child's laughter
rings above trees
locked in winter solstice
to remind them
of
their awakening
Janet Krauss