Independent Writers Studio Press

When the Day is Dark

My morning mantra When it's dark, be the light It's December 2, 2025 My mind dulled by the deep gray of rain clouds over the bleak, blackened dahlia stalksrain falls outside the night-cold house. When it's dark, be the lightI conjure all the muscle-memory lightI'm able. Stand up and breathe inan attempt at gathering lightlike kindling to set the morning right…...

When the Day is Dark My morning mantra When it’s dark, be the light It’s December 2, 2025 My mind dulled by the deep gray of rain clouds over the bleak, blackened dahlia stalksrain falls outside the night-c…