The Edge of the Light
24 June 2018
There is dark
On the road to Home
It revives
Surprises
When we feel that we’re alone
It cloaks us like ink
We reach brink
Of our own limits
Fortune tells
Unheard Tales
The faithless the self impales
Carry no crosses
Heartbeats still
Raging fires cease
The disease
Self made ache
We commit the same mistake
Over and over
Withered eyes
Seek out the lanterns
Look outside
Not inside
Curtains ruffle as they slide
Concealing outcomes
The Light shines
I hold it within
Starry skies
Breath that cries
Outreach of my inner depths
When the will wavers
Seek the star
When the night is dark
Like a spark
It will guide
Know that in darkness you ride
The Edge of the Light
Reading of the poem:
Shine a Light – Banners
« When you come to the edge of all of the light you’ve known and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen. You’ll have something solid to stand on or you’ll be taught to fly » Patrick Overton
Another gem beautifully cut, Geetha. I feel in those last lines the seed of hope at the edge of the light that guides us home. I look back to moments in my life where it was easier to let the darkness take me than to struggle on that edge. It was that tiny glimmer that grew that I focused on. I reveled in the feel of your poem in relation to those memories that flooded my mind. And if I may, I do love your readings. I connect so much better when I hear the words.
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Thank you so much for your fine reading and comment. Yes, sometimes it is easier to give in to the darkness than maintain the light, especially when events cascade, shutting out the light. Sometimes it is really on the edge of the darkness, where it feels darkest that we find the light. I am glad you like the readings. Thanks again for reading and commenting.
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You are most welcome, Geetha. It’s such a pleasure to indulge in the wisdom you share.
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How sweet of you to say so 🙂
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🙂
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I like your light.
JP
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Thank you Jean-Paul 🙂
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Wonderful.
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Thank you 🙂
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Well done. Loved that final stanza.
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Thanks Andrew. I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Beautifully rendered, hopefully light will always triumph over the dark!
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Thank you Malkie 🙂 Hopefully it will, yes
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Such courage is required for this
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Thank you Derrick. It sure is 🙂
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