Night in the Mountains

There is one memory deep inside you . . .

Photo: © David Whyte

Night in the Mountains

There is one memory
deep inside you.

In the dark country
of your life
it is a small fire
burning forever.

Even after all these years
of neglect, the embers
of what you have known,
rest contented
in their own warmth.

Here in the mountains,
tell me about everyone
and everything
you refused to love.

Their shado…