Hanukkah 2018

Hanukkah 2018
Tonight we live in darkness
Our planet turns
away from the golden promise
of the sun, moves into shadows
we call winter. 
Our trees, bared
of the leaves of summer,
grow dormant.
Strident threats loom 
in the black of night.
We dread an unknowable
blizzard of hatred,
and mistrust.
We huddle in this gloom, 
forgetting the brightness 
of the faces of our friends.
We stumble into this chill, 
pray for the miracle
of light’s return.
We have these candles!
We can light them,
one by one. To stave off our fears
we dance in the glow
of their flickering flames.
Within the darkness of this wintry night,
let me look deep into the sparkle
of your eyes. Together we can find
the promise of light’s return.
Let’s light another candle.
​Sing a song of peace.