deep,

             dark,

               dream

                 filled

                   night,

                    no  moon,

                     new  moon,

                      stars shine

                       bright  above.

                        soon  a  sliver

                         of a moon appears

                          ever so slight ‑‑

                          to ease  my  fears.

                          raising  my  hopes,

                          defining my dreams,

                         waxing moon, i feel

                        secure in  knowing

                       that it's growing,

                      changing into the

                    new,  but always

                   familiar,  old

                 full womoon.

               she'll be

             waning

           again

         soon.

 

Irene O’Neill, an artist living in West Chicago, Illinois, is a founding member and co-director of The Awakenings Project.