whatever you do today

challenge yourself to

move towards the light,

wherever its glimmer 

may be found. 

~~

and all that you must do

is find enough strength

within limbs to stand

and move 

~~

even just 

a little.

~~

and when today’s light

fades, then slumber. 

~~

but when tomorrow you 

wake, seek for its gleam once 

again.

~~

as long as you are moving

towards the light, then each

day is a victory small that 

accumulates into weightier

things.

~~

and on days where tired eyes

cannot open to see, remember

there is still grace, absolute grace.

~~

–light-seekers will always get there in the end. 

©Heather Pound 2023

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