there is that light
in the eyes
that wasn’t there
some weeks before
a phrase maybe
a look a smile
the way you danced down the aisle
a certain stress of an unfamilar word
an analogy used
it could be anything
or everything
but it was something
you did
that changed a little corner
of this world
your job
you think
done
yes, your job
who you are in this world
God’s angels
with your passion
spreading hope
one day at a time

As the shadows descend, absorbing the light, eventide begins

with the faithful calling out their prayers, chanting

for protection, from the darkness

unrelenting, and for the light

to be born again.

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