1. In the winter's early darkness, through the days of failing light, travelers may delay a journey or may learn to read the night. 2. Turning on a steady axis, cold and burning, black and bright, heaven tells a faithful story of the coming of the Light. 3. As we recognize the patterns, as we turn a certain way, even when the path is darkest we are faced to greet the day. From Songs for the Cycle ©2004 by Michael Hudson. Church Publishing Incorporated. All rights reserved. Used by permission.