The Dark Side

We set our clocks forward in spring

When light lingered late in the evening

We find in the fall

We’ve squandered it all;

The daylight we thought we were saving.

My yoga teacher says we need to learn to ‘embrace the darkness’.  That’s a real stretch.

The days are too short for my taste

Afterwork daylight’s been erased

The sun cuts back its hours

And my mood often sours

Will the darkness lighten if embraced?