Turn Me Toward the Light

by Simon Henderson

Turn me into
The light
So that my fears
May be seared
By the Sun

Balmed by the breeze
Calmed by the dazzling
Meteoric night

Stars on Mars
So far from ours

Stilled by the deepest water
And put asunder beneath
The cool, fecund earth

Leave me slumber
On a burning poet's byre
Set adrift onto the Boreal Sea

Icebergs for angels
Aurora star nations
my shroud

Turn me into the light
So that I might return
Full throttle

Into the dawn
Sky of Golden Fleece

Rearranging clouds
To make your view
The best