Tag: light

Unconfined Light

I remind myself
The light at the end of the tunnel
Is only light

And the tunnel
Is only the sum of my fears
Confining me

I dream of corridors
Every one different
But all the same

The light is soft
Though harsh
Streaming in
Through doors
All open
On the right

An inviting light
Nonetheless too bright
And as I tread
Ever-so-gingerly
Down the corridor

Blue on blue
On blue on blue
Morning sun
Peeks on through

The clouds on high
The smoke below

But in my heart
The golden band
Offsets the black
Below the blue

This light which cuts
And penetrates

Ennobles sky
With amber hues
A crown upon
These broody blues

I rise into
New light of day

Sun rising
Behind mountain peaks
I dream myself
Waking into dawn
Into light

Light comes
Driving air
Down the valley
Clearing atmosphere
Of smoke and mist

Ohm, I sing
Into heart
Into center
Into spirit

My power drained
The darkness came
And in this isolated
Night of the soul
I must seek the light
Within

I step
From the shadows
Into the light
With the innocence
Of a child
Ready
To take flight

As the light rises
With the dawn of a new day
I wrap my being around the positive
To begin again the exploration
Of possibility

The light falls fast
While I setup the camera
Darker and darker
As I extend tripod legs

Quick glances to the valley below
Hoping for enough light
To capture the clouds in the valley
To find detail in the trees
And the valley mist

Finally, set up
And capturing frames
When I begin to notice
As one light fails
Another rises

I go hunting in the dark
For light, I find
Where eyes see naught

For in the darkness
Beauty thrives

Captured here by glassy eyes

Sometimes
All a window allows
Is the light of some unknown source
To illuminate a deep
Unsettling darkness

Often
That is enough
To learn the nature of darkness
So I may seek the source
Beyond the world I know