Before Darkness Saw Light

In the year before darkness saw light, When the safety of men knew no shroud. At the time when the shadows of night, In the Heavens had not been allowed. When the spirits of men did not mourn, Nor the moonshine through ominous clouds, Nor the souls loving earth had been born. Nor the blessings of God had been vowed. When the creatures of life were not made. Nor the hope of forever engraved. Nor the Plan of Salvation was stayed For which choice and rebellion are laid. When the children of God came not hence. And their spirits were with Him above, Nor had wars up in Heaven commenced. But all gathered around his great love. When the past and the future were one. And the dry parts of mass had not spun. And the time as we know it was not. The beginning had not yet begun. October 24, 2014 Written for Poetry Soup Member Contest Anapest Trimeter - Poetry Contest Sponsor Pendleton Arkwright Inspired by the concept of a pre-existence and the hope of forever. (Now to try an Anapest Triameter.)