Faint Hope

Faint hope, forgotten long ago, Has risen from inside And broken free to shine and grow Like sea waves stretching wide. It lay within, unknown until I dared to bring it out To sing its song and voice its will, All free and all about. I nearly let it die alone Within my darkest dream, Until I heard its limpid tone And saw its lucid gleam. I’m now much gladder and relieved Of burden and of needs Which hurt far more than I believed And sowed pernicious seeds. The world is free again, at last, To take me in its fold, Before the void’s long shadow’s cast To cage me in the cold. Find my poems and published poetry volumes at www.eton-langford.com