Light: a Prayer
embers: crackle my fears,
make them escape,
let them find freedom in the nape of
twilight's neck,
open my ears.
moon: light my path through an unknown wood,
sword and shield,
fortress ahead,
keep my mind on that bright open field.
dawn: gather my soul before it slips into night,
wearied in battle,
emptied of love,
gather it with violent ushered light.
noon: bless my forehead with sun and rain,
touch my hands to lay down my weapons
at the softening terrain.
eulogy: gentle Maker of all these things,
I kneel on your mountain of transfiguring,
help me know, even in dark hours
that Light swallows death and all of hell’s powers.