Embodying the Light

Lone 'neath the weeping willow dark, 
The lies we spoke, in whispers sown, 
Scarred the blackened bark,
That all may see and groan. 

Begot in shade the woe and pains, 
That climb and twist through iron roots, 
Forming our bondage chains
Of deadly dark disputes. 

Speak! Speak! Cried the girls and boys, 
In weeping mud, and wailing rain.
Alas there was no noise,
In the darkness: deaf and vain. 

Yet hear the bell’s cheer!
Revealed in the warm sun,
A spectacle all shall hear, 
When the light has won. 

Love! Love! Sang the children and men,
Through breathing grass, in dancing glades.
Love! Love! Piped the doves and wrens,
In the light: where truth is made.

So echo the love and joy of light, 
Sing the hymns of peace it shines,
Lest all, in truth, rise to fight,
For Light, the visage most divine.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Alex Avatar
February 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"So echo the love and joy of light, Sing the hymns of peace it shines, Lest all, in truth, rise to fight" - Very beautiful lines. Congratulations!
Silk Avatar
February 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Aw thank youu so much!!!
Lane Avatar
February 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Adam, I find your lines in this one reminiscent of old-world writers... a compliment to your style... the kind of poetry that makes me want its verses to go on and on.
Silk Avatar
February 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Thank you very much! I draw much inspiration from older writers, so thank you very much for your kind words :)
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