After the solstice

Eight months have passed
since you passed
out of this life
into the great light

The solstice is gone
our light will now diminish
but yours will remain
to light up our memories

As the full light of summer
now wreaths
the empty lands
of Uist

Where beaches
and machair
the sea itself
whisper your name

Where the black shadow
looks out of
the Window on the West
still awaiting your return

Your voice remains with us
recorded for all time
Your spirit remains with us
as we remember you