Revelers - Lynn Ungar

[Larry Robinson]

Revelers


Call it a spare time..
dark afternoons
and the bones of trees
rattling against the sky.
We could use more hope,
or reason for hope. The sea
is rising, and bombs are planted
in the marketplace. 
It might be better to 
just go to bed.
It might be better to 
turn out the lights and
wait for the end to come.

The only other choice
is dancing. That and to sing
sturdy songs that have held up
across the winters,
drink wine the deep red of blood
that has not been shed,
feast, tell tales of heroes who
strode or stumbled through
their own bleak times.

When in doubt,
revel in the darkness.
Each act of celebration
is a spark.
Together they bring
back the sun.

	- Lynn Ungar
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