Evergreen, Everlasting...

As always, I remember Barry especially on New Year's Eve... with Love.

 Evergreen, Everlasting…

Memories,
though frozen in time,
are dynamic and everlasting. 
Always there to recollect,
with the potential 
to rouse a spectrum of feelings
that can empower, heal,
saturate with comfort anew.
Sometimes they may slumber
as challenges of life transpire.
And then,
one early winter morning,
you step out into an 
ice-covered world,
ruffled by a recent storm,
to simple beauty sparkling 
in evergreens
right before your eyes.
Your breath deepens
as the constancy of 
the light of Love 
and all its facets
reawakens.
Evergreen, 
everlasting…
you smile 
and remember.

Sarah Carlson
December 31, 2025

The Magic of Night

The Magic of Night

Moon glow
bathes my surrounds.
The soft light
calls me out 
into frosty air
and stillness.
I notice tracks 
and a place where deer
took a rest 
in my backyard.
I’m happy they 
find comfort here.
How mystical are aspects
of this world we share
that happen during times
of human slumber.
Stars, 
though muted,
slip into
my awareness.
Full moon slides
toward the western horizon.
I breathe in wonder
as tree shadows stretch
and mingle
within the softness 
of it all.
Light, dark,
shades of gray,
slow motion
within the quiet.
How grateful I am
for the magic 
of night,
richness
of the dark,
bounty of 
simple presence.

    Sarah Carlson
December 5, 2025