Solstice sage

Because she lay

broken in a hospital bed

We did not burn

sage in a solstice fire this year

We will not pass

this way again or be reborn

We did not watch

Jupiter and Saturn converge

We will not be here

the next time planets meet

But we will pray

for her to heal and flee her bed

So she may light

the sage and smudge the air

12-23-20