December (Rhagfyr)

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Into the dark

December is here

tightening the belt

before the shortest day

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December is here

we fall into darkness

before the shortest day

not knowing how to fly

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We fall into darkness

and reach for fairy lights

not knowing how to fly

the tar barrel flares

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We reach for fairy lights

tightening the belt

the tar barrel flares

into the dark

.

By Carys Owen

Note: this poem is a pantoum- a form that contains echoes

that can transform a simple poem into something lyrical.