The happiest
of those
shine brighter
in darkness
drawing those
seeking joy
close but
misery keeps
the saddest
at bay
and away
perhaps for
another day
Month: January 2026
Silence
Paw prints and
tire tracks seen
indents where clumps
have quietly fallen
creating a frozen
delicate water ring
these I found
after pulling back
curtains raising blinds
and I stood
seeing winter’s silence
Pushed
The bottom line
is simply this
I can easier
avoid falling again
than I can
being pushed from
the dizzying heights
of my expectations
Away
I see the
last bit of
sun bouncing off
wall and onto
vase making it
burn a bright
orange and then
gray like day
is giving way
to the ash
of nights stay
and gone away
Been
I am not
what you lost
but I am
what I found
and in looking
I have seen
many more things
than just what
might have been
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 