Let us, this December night, leave the ring
Of heat, the lapping flames around the fires heart,
Move with bodies tensed against the light
Towards the moons pull and the clouds hand.
Arms of angels hold us, lend our bodies
Height of stars and the planets whirl,
Grant us sufficiency of light so we may enter
The twisting lanes to lost villages.
So we may stare in the mirror of silent pools
By long-deserted greens, deepen our sight
Of what lies beyond the things that seem
And make our vision clear as winterlight.
