Today’s word is “penumbral” … relating to or being a shadowy, indefinite, or marginal area. (Dictionary.com)
Flutter
We are, it seems, walking with
outstretched hands.
Reaching for something solid.
Putting a toe forward, carefully.
Surely, somewhere in this
Shadow within a shadow
there is a ledge, an edge of light.
Squinting, we move forward slowly,
Aware only of our breathing.
Occasionally there is a flicker,
a movement. Of what we are not sure.
Yesterday this place was familiar;
we were confident of our steps.
But now this penumbral darkness
has settled in, like a thick fog
on an autumn morning.
Perhaps if we stop and listen,
we will hear a familiar voice;
a sign that we are nearing home.
Anne Selleck
Copyright 2021
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