Winter Solstice

Dear Sun,

I noticed you've been acting up a little.

Today, in particular.

Especially.

Have to say, I'm surprised.

It's just that it's unlike you.

You're usually so calm

and focused around this time.

Can't blame you though.

I'm pretty sure you haven't been getting

the attention you need.

Or deserve.

We'll have to work on that.

I want you.

We need you.

More than you can possibly know.

You look a little tired though.

Why don't you get to bed earlier tonight.

You'll need your rest for tomorrow.

Warmly,

Jen

Immersed

Pumpkin Head

Thinking about little pumpkin head

that Laura delivered.

I nurtured and nourished her

throughout summer.

The fruit grew just in time.

Carving and eating.

The sweetest we’d ever tasted.

Thinking about how she just

wasn’t herself after the harvest.

How she sat in the ink pot

waiting

patiently

blossoming into

something else entirely.