Friday, May 23, 2014

At the midpoint of darkness


At the midpoint of darkness
he planted a light, small
to be sure but sufficient
to burn, a defiance
against the darkness
choking the life it smothered.
The darkness laughed
at the impunity, even as
the light began
to tear it apart.


Photograph by Marina Shemesh via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.
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4 comments:

  1. Doug SpurlingMay 23, 2014 at 8:04 AM

    "The light shines in the darkness,
    and the darkness can never extinguish it." John 1:5

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  2. MaureenMay 23, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    I just finished reading Brown Taylor Brown's 'Learning to Walk in the Darkness', in which she looks at darkness not as evil, bad, or something to fear.

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  3. SimplyDarleneMay 23, 2014 at 9:25 AM

    Yes, yes, yes! One of my favorites of yours. There are so many, but still… this is one.

    Blessings.

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  4. AnonymousMay 25, 2014 at 9:00 PM

    that place
    between
    the bedroom
    and the bathroom
    in the middle
    of the night

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