ONE WINTER DAY

To Mary Oliver(1935-2019)

Brief is your life,

brief like the sunlight

on a short winter's day.

Late the light

that fills the landscape,

early the twilight

that buries the sun.

From darkness

you came,

to darkness

you return.

Only once did the sun

rise for you,

only once will

you see it set.

All you have

is this one winter day,

sunbeams on the snow,

sunrays on your face.

21.01.2019