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For Light

October 20, 2011 By shutter sisters

For Light 

Light cannot see inside things.
That is what the dark is for:
Minding the interior,
Nurturing the draw of growth
Through places where death
In its own way turns into life.

 

In the glare of neon times,
Let our eyes not be worn
By surfaces that shine
With hunger made attractive.

 

That our thoughts may be true light,
Finding their way into words
Which have the weight of shadow
To hold the layers of truth.

 

That we never place our trust
In minds claimed by empty light,
Where one-sided certainties
Are driven by false desire.

 

When we look into the heart,
May our eyes have the kindness
And reverence of candlelight.

 

That the searching of our minds
Be equal to the oblique
Crevices and corners where
The mystery continues to dwell,
Glimmering in fugitive light.
 

When we are confined inside
The dark house of suffering
That moonlight might find a window.

 

When we become false and lost
That the severe noon-light
Would cast our shadow clear.

 

When we love, that dawn-light
Would lighten our feet
Upon the waters.

 As we grow old, that twilight
Would illuminate treasure
In the fields of memory.
 

And when we come to search for God,
Let us first be robed in night,
Put on the mind of morning
To feel the rush of light
Spread slowly inside
The color and stillness
Of a found word.

~ John O’Donohue ~

Poem found and image shared by the amazing Myriam Loeschen.

Comments

  1. Eva says

    October 21, 2011 at 12:48 am

    Especially love this part:

    When we are confined inside
    The dark house of suffering
    That moonlight might find a window.

    Thank you so much for posting this!

  2. Valerie says

    October 21, 2011 at 1:40 am

    Lovely words!

    Morning light on my child's face…
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  3. Wendy says

    October 21, 2011 at 2:17 am

    Thank you, sweet Myriam…

  4. kristin says

    October 21, 2011 at 2:18 am

    oh myriam.
    your words
    how you chose each one
    how you shared them
    i miss it already.
    thank you.

  5. Tamar says

    October 21, 2011 at 3:22 am

    what a beautiful poem! I am so sorry that I missed this first camp but i sure hope you will be having another one next year ;o)

  6. Kathryn Dyche Dechairo says

    October 21, 2011 at 11:16 am

    Wow, I love this. Especially . . .

    When we are confined inside
    The dark house of suffering
    That moonlight might find a window.

  7. Emma says

    October 21, 2011 at 12:39 pm

    Beautiful words indeed.

  8. stefanie renee says

    October 22, 2011 at 1:39 am

    thank you myriam, this is beautiful and the beauty you bring to us all is magic
    xo

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