Poem: "Bring the Light with You"

Rachel E. Watson

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Bring the Light with You

By Rachel E. Watson

When a pile of paperwork calls your name

on a Friday morning,

if you have the freedom,

take the work outside and let the birds

and summer air provide your deep focus

while your pen stays busy.

When a stack of bills needs paying,

unlock the front door,

ignoring the creatures

who try to get in or out,

and pay the bills on your glider

or folding chair

next to the mailbox,

under the blue-gold sky.

When framed art

in a gallery far away

from home calls your name,

bring the outdoors with you.

Carry every memory of the horizon

you've ever made, and put it in your pocket

while your eyes hop from landscape

to still life to starry midnight vista.

You'll remember each sun-swept plain

each green-light storm

and pink-smooched dusk

as you search each painting

for the beauty you know in nature.

Answer each summons.

And bring the rays

of mid-morning

for illumination

along the midnight way.

About Post Author

Rachel E. Watson

I think, read and write. I might mull on music, spin original poems, share insights or tell stories, but you can be sure whatever you read here comes from a thoughtful and considered place within.

Rachel E. Watson