Light in Darkening Times
By Steve Loggins
6/9/09
Darkness gathers as storm clouds fly,
a Gloom ensues around the sky.
Wind and Rain, their fury unleashed
Times of wonderment, times of grief
Huddled deep within the wall
While hearing booming thunder call
Lightning splits the sky above
Instant brightness frames our love
With upturned face we look for hope
Some sign that we can start to cope
With darkness, danger, uncertain days,
Then blackness comes to block our way
Of seeing if there is relief
To come to our poor soul’s belief
That there is more than darkness now
That light still shines beyond the clouds
And there it is! A pinpoint beam
Lances through the rain and steam
A brief reminder of the day
Of joy, of peace, and things that stay
The storm will pass, the wind is gone
We will survive - yet not alone
The One who made the storm clouds fly
He is with us – we ask Him "why?"
"Why do we have the darkened days
With devastation in the way?"
He replies with a knowing nod,
"The light shines brightest…" answers God,
When the darkness is the canopy,
On which I paint my tapestry,
Of beauty and of majesty."
"What would a rose be without its thorn?"
"Or a sea without its waves?"
The beauty of a diamond is shown
Best against an ebony enclave
So it is with blessings and the hurricane we meet
The storms make us appreciate the idyllic and the sweet
It takes both sides to craft a coin
Without the one only half is joined
We see the best by seeing the worst
We enjoy the most by having the least.
God knows this… and smiles.