changing light
at Stonehenge
where Druids still gather
holding sightline
to the last dark day
Stone cannot rend
solstice afterbirth
of virgin mother
Come stargazers all night long
never-ending shine
the unconquered sun
Viking wheel
or passage tomb
in County Meath
Shaft of light at dawn
no more sacrifice
at Saturn’s altar
Today’s penitents
weave gold in eight-foot wreath
of Noble Fir
limbed offering upon a winter wall
Mary Ellen Talley’s poems have most recently been published in Typoetic.us and Kaleidoscope as well as in recent anthologies, The Doll Collection, All We Can Hold poems of motherhood and Raising Lilly Ledbetter Women Poets Occupy the Workspace. Her poetry has received a Pushcart Nomination. She has worked for many years with words and children as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) in Washington public schools.