When the sun shines
Brilliant
Golden
My mind teems with possibilities
My heart brims with optimism
That all things are possible
If only I believe
**
But on grey days
Heavy
Interminable
My soul pulls the blanket over its head
And there goes my brave certainty
That mountains can be scaled
Any trouble vanquished
**
Deep in my soul
Weakened
Saddened
I find myself searching for some courage
To tell my spirit to shape up
Because grey, like snow and cold
Does not last forever.
~~
For a dear friend and all who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D)
Cynthia Reyes 
Hopefully we’re finally at the tail end of Winter with less grey and more sun! Thank you for sharing your hopeful poem.
Me too, me too. You’re welcome and thanks.
Even the grey that is not in the sky cannot last forever.
that’s for sure. Good to hear from you, Aggie. I’ve been fighting the wretched pain and flu but am trying to come back to life myself. Hope things are coming along with Aggie’s Farm and will check in soon.
Cynthia, this is perfectly poignant and elegant. I love it when spring sunshine burns off the fog–inside and out.
Blessings ~ Wendy ❀
Me too! So well said, Wendy. You must be a poet!! (smile)
Nice tribute to the cycles of emotion, seasons and people who suffer from SAD. I remember how much the gray affected me when I lived in Portland OR, and still does, but thankfully, we have less gray than the NW.
Glad there is less grey, Brad. (though we spell it differently, we know that grey/gray can be a grim colour some days, inside and out.
Always amazes me that both versions of ourselves exist within us. Here’s to the light . . .
Here’s to the light, Kay.
we are having many grey days…makes one’s mind stand still in its haze or more like a hidden maze….the sun came out as I walked Molly today, what a feeling of bliss 🙂 now grey skies again, and I sit here thinking about them…and your words made perfect sense
Wonderful thoughts you have spun Cynthia, I enjoyed the flow of them
Take Care…You Matter…
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maryrose
MaryRose: and your kind is response is so uplifting. I am actually trying to get over the flu and mind-numbing pain and too much medication and I thought of people who have S.A.D and felt such sympathy.
Here’s to brighter days of all kinds.
The Sun came out yesterday in all its warmth and glory to encourage us forward from the last snowstorm a week ago. I thought of you in your cold corner of the world and hoped you were also experiencing its warmth. Please feel better soon…and yes Winter always turns to Spring (eventually)!
“Here comes the sun!” Such a beautiful thing, the sun. the last two days have been mild and sunny here, actually. If I had the energy, I’d go clear away some snow to see if the daffodil spears would shoot up.
Thanks for thinking of us.
Beautiful post!
Thank you, Tina. Hope you’re being careful on the 4-wheeler.
Heck, don’t be overly careful! Ride gleefully on my behalf! (Big smile)
Perfect photo to accompany these thoughts – the dogs looking out, wistfully waiting for change, for a tail-wagging romp on green grass.
Thank you, Diane. I’ve always wondered what they think when they do that.
I worked as a gardener for a lady who had this affliction and she had full spectrum lighting put in her kitchen, where she spent most of her time. She said the new lights really worked wonders. It might be worth a try!
Actually, I know a friend who has been helped by it, and one who hasn’t. so that makes it at least a 50% chance of working, which is better than some remedies! Thank you, Allen. I hope anyone who lives with this affliction will read your comment. Definitely worth a try.
Thank you for posting. How well I understand….
Good to hear from you. Here’s to sunnier days ahead.
So ready!
Lovely sentiments Cynthia, and love your closing shot!. My fix was moving south. Sun is a huge help.
Ah, moving south. What a great idea….
You really capture the feelings, of gray and the difference a sunny day can make!
Thanks, Kerry. Three cheers for the sun!
Beautiful poem Cynthia – Spring is on its way.
From your lips to God’s ears….
Yes, I’m so looking forward to spring!!!!!! I’ve BEEN over winter.
Yes, yes, I agree, Faith.
Sun is coming!!! The birds keep telling me so…
Yes, birds and sun are making their presence known over the last few days here. Always welcome.
Lovely post .. Sending sunshine your way
Yes, thanks. We’ve got brilliant sunshine here today.
Oh Cynthia! Poor you! I had a feeling things weren’t right for some time. (I have been reading your replies to comments).
Your poem is so poignant! I hope one day you’ll make a collection of your poems and publish them.
My prayers are for you, hoping the pain subsides and the flu is banished. Too much medication is almost as bad as the original pain I know.
Ah, Clare. I am planning to bounce back any day now. I think. Ah well. Sometimes you ahve to lie to yourself and hope yourself believes it…..
It’s the only way …. as long as we can forgive ourselves if things don’t go as well as we’d hoped.
What a beautiful and thoughtful poem Cynthia. I don’t know if I suffer from SAD, but I can most certainly relate to all the darkness and difficulties of struggling through the Winter and the joy which the sunshine brings. I too, try to talk some sense into myself to shake myself out of the lethargy and gloom which a dull day brings- but it never works.
Being ill just makes it all worse. I hope you are winning the fight with your cold?
Karen
Thanks, Karen. So good to hear from you. I hope you are doing well. The cold and flu are getting ready to depart, thank goodness. But I’m so worn out that a mild breeze could blow me away.
You need some sunshine, some comfort and lots of love. This Winter and the past couple of years have been so hard for you. We all just want you to feel well now.:)
You are right! The sunshine is coming around more often these days; the love is felt; the comfort comes when I look around me, and when I hear from friends and family. Thank you for your kind thought, my friend.
A beautiful poem that expresses feelings , one cannot express otherwise…or so it seems when I read it;0) Thank you so much, Johanna
Thank you, Johanna. I wish you a good day.
Cynthia – this is so beautiful. It’s such a challenge keeping our heads up during the dark grey days of winter. Hold on – Spring is around the corner!
It is, indeed. Let us say the words out loud: spring is around the corner!
A beautifully expressed tribute to your friend, Cynthia. Hopefully they and others will be feeling much lighter of heart soon. That line “My soul pulls the blanket over it’s head” describes exactly how I have been feeling lately. Very powerful words and imagery. Thank goodness the weather is improving and with it my emotions.
I hear you, Elizabeth. We who love nature and gardens find the tail-end of brutal winters tough to endure. The bittersweet thing about the winter’s tail is that, even with the grey and harsh days we fear are still to come, we can look forward to milder days with such sweet anticipation and say “It won’t be long now!”
I would be quite sensitive to seasonal darkness, which for me makes me appreciate the sunny days oh so much more than the average person (at least I think so). We have been quite lucky in Ireland this year to have so many sunny days. What a lovely post.
I’m so glad to hear about your many days of sun! After working in Dublin one spring, I teased my Irish friends for years about their wet, rainy weather. Then they came to visit us last summer – and the weather in southern Ontario was wet, rainy, cold. Yikes. How embarrassing for me. Now I’m the butt of their weather jokes. Which I fully deserved!
I’m happy to hear from you. Thanks for reading and enjoying the post.
A friend posted this song on her blog today.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Yj_0N1mHo It is called Whispering Hope. It suits my mood today. I have played it over and over. I had forgotten it until hearing it again today. It’s been like a blanket one can peep out from every now and then. 🙂
I know you can imagine what a gift you gave me with this song. It was an anthem in our family home when I was a child. Listening to it just now brought my mother’s voice and presence back to me and this gave me such comfort. I played it over and over and even my husband noted how comforting it is. I had not heard it in decades and shall now make it a regular visit. Thank you, my friend.
Was it really? How amazing. I am so glad I mentioned it. Here is the lovely blogger who brought it to my attention again. http://kiwis-soar.com/2015/03/14/assurance/ I don’t know where/when I first heard the song. Probably on the radio when I was a child. No doubt sung by Jim Reeves as his songs were tremendously popular on Fiji Radio.
Yes, it was the Jim Reeves version that was popular when we were kids. I sent the link and lyrics to my siblings, and everyone immediately had the same memories I had. thanks again.
Yay! My heart does a little leap of joy at this good news.
When dogs are worried and anxious and stressed they can wear a close fitting CalmCoat made from merino wool. http://www.thedogcoatcompany.co.nz/ I suppose it’s a bit like swaddling for a baby. Could someone make a CalmCoat for people,please? I am sure it would be in great demand, especially if it was in a happy sunshine colour.
What a wonderful idea. Yes, a happy sunshine colour too, please.
The poem is so so true – thank you for sharing.
And I thank you for visiting my blog, and for your kind comment too.
Beautiful words and photographs, Cynthia…
All the best to you, Aquileana 😀
And to you, Aquileana. I’ve been under the weather and haven’t visited your blog lately. Will do soon. I thought of you just yesterday.
Really?… 😛
No worries…. It was cold over there, right?… Have a great sunday! Aquileana ⭐
Oh, the blues that gray skies bring, and the hope in those little rays of sunshine! Lovely poem that states the emotions of winter sadness well.