The Colors of Darkness

Colors, they surround me

Breathe in the sound of life

The sun, he shines—

Granting earth her color

The sun, he shines—

Granting me his fragrance

And the light he brings

Will always fill

This void inside of me

 

Secrets

There’s a voice on the wind

There’s a voice in the sky

There’s a secret that’s whispered here

It's A Mystery

You say with a smile. Your smile is hidden but your actions betray you. They betray your heart because your heart will be pure. Pure as the dawn and pure as the stars.

Sink and Swim

Fly through the desert

On wings without feathers

Soar through time

On thoughts without care

I know where you’re going

I know where you’ve been

And when you are tired I’ll lift you again

The Blackness Above

There is gravity
But what is gravity but a force?
A force that gathers to itself

There are stars
But what are stars but a source of light?
A source of light and heat

Light in the Darkest of Nights

Winter is coming. I can smell it on the breeze. The clouds waft over me and I look up as they come. They come bearing gifts, spreading the news of something greater. They come, marking off the darkest time of year, illuminating it with their gifts, lighting up the night.

The sun shone there once. It shone in the sky bringing light to the darkness. It illuminated the forest I live in, so the animals would not stumble. It showed the paths of the forest, and the moose wandered without fear. The moose saw the rocks ahead, the moose saw the lynx, the moose saw the other deer in the distance. But darkness encroached.

Darkness closed in and the animals began to fear. They feared for their lives because they could not see. They looked down the path, but it was hidden. They wandered from here to there, from the forest to the grasslands and back. They burrowed deep in their homes where no one could find them. They hid themselves away, and there I heard them whispering...