When Moon Blocks out Sun

The grass moves like a mystery
In the shadow within shadow,
Where we ran to the field
To watch beauty roam.

And the way wind blows
I would never have guessed
That fire and glass
Would grip my heart with such violence,
As the hour turns dark
And then light again in time.

The fear we share
Is never enough and never will be,
For though we cry out
And inflame our doubts,
I will care for you forever,
Even when the sun goes out.

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With the release of every chapter of Below the Land, I will be posting a companion poem.  This is the poem related to the Prologue.

The Lights

Stars, my friend, must be one of the things

That keep me up at night,

Because they are just like the sun:

Even when clouds cover my vision

I still have expectant confidence that

They are there.

And beyond that,

They remind me of you—

All the things you’ve done,

All the things you do

And all the things I don’t know yet.

They remind me of my life,

A gift I’ve received to use to shine.

Maybe it’s been hidden away for some time,

But maybe I let it out every now and then

When I remember the lights above

And how they keep me up at night.

No matter how dizzying the evening becomes,

I know I have something to hold on to,

Like you and all of life that’s true.

So just show me the way

And I will hike on

With the earth beneath me,

With my heart still beating,

With the lights above...

With the lights at my side...

With light healing...

With light...

With light....

So comes the dark night,

But there is light.