when shadows

are cast

by my stone,

let me hold it

in your light

to see it clear

to weigh its pull

and hear its plight

I make pain into tears

I make laughter from fears

such a human delight

as the stone disappears

and my own light shines bright

Gudrun Onkels

Seattle, Washington, USA

(Present Time 182, January 2016)


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