When ill winds blow fierce

and hard, where should we turn for

comfort and shelter?

~

From caves to condos,

from palaces to pup tents,

heart builds ingenious shelters.

Is there any sound

more lonely than the whistle

of a train at night?

~

That train whistle might

just play second fiddle to

echoes of lost hounds unfound.

Is it high magic

when people perceive the light

even in darkest hours?

~

Those who see the light

in the darkest hours are

true magicians of the soul.