If the day feels short-
it is because
I skimmed some
off the top
for myself alone-
greedily, while nobody notices
what was never there
to miss.
When the hours stretch
their elastic arms
into
for ever-
ask for seconds
while time
is free.
Image by By Matzei, Winter Solstice 12/2011 (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.
