Solstice: a meditation on grief and light
Channel: This Jungian Life
Date: 2022-12-26

Inspired by the sudden death of Joseph’s beloved dog Finn on December 23, 2022.

Solstice: a reverie on grief and light    


the true heart 
does not 
speak in words   

its language  
a symphony 
of color   

your heart 
as a child 
of the sun 
falls silent 
on the longest night 
folds upon itself 
like a blanket 
and descends   

the thin voice 
of your heart’s shell 
groans 
i cannot bear it 
i can’t survive this 
as the dead-eyed 
memories 
of loss 
and regret 
press 
their slack mouths 
against 
its skin   

with the morning chorus 
manned 
by stout cardinals 
the miracle 
returns 
undeserved 
and pristine   

we rise 
like the sun 
surprised 
the darkness 
did not win   

why are we surprised?   

were we not made 
from the ashes 
of dionysus?   

we 
the sons and daughters 
of Mithra 
beloved of christ 
how is it 
we forget 
the light 
though 
it is the fabric 
of our being?   

written and read by Joseph R Lee, Jungian Analyst   
©2022JosephR.Lee   
http://www.depthpsychotherapy.net/


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