Light of Darkness

Enlightenment often comes when we least expect it.

Daylight keeps us in the dark.

Only in the darkness of night

Do the stars make themselves known.

Only in this “darkness” do we ever

Contemplate the vastness of the

Universe in which we live.

 

By day, we are blinded by the light, and

Do not see the sextillions of other suns.

We see no others. There is only us.

By day we are sole inhabitants

Of maximum import. But by night,

We look up and realize that we are but

A single grain on an immense beach.

We embrace our insignificance.

 

With the darkness … comes enlightenment.

Reviews

[Emily]

Within darkness is the awakening of insight and of the depth to our souls. We fear it in the light because of the vastness which we might see, but in the darkness we can see only so much before we realize the inevitability of being overwhelmed.

nice work!

[YouoweYoupay]

This makes perfect sense. I salute you for this surreal, yet thought-provoking logic. Thank you for posting this. Keep writing.

-Rain.

[?]

A whole nother world in the darkness

This was wonderful
With the darkness...comes enlightenment.

Oh your getting deep here. And now Im thinking.

[Kerry O'Connor]

I like the idea behind this poem. Only in the dark do we see the light ...

[Shellie]

WOW!!! I have to say this was unreal!!! we know they are there but we still think the world really does revolve around us...till night when we SEE the rest of the worlds that are most likely out there. great piece!!!last line is class!!

[Lilly]

We often forget the immense detail of our universe and how small a part of it we actually are. There is so much out there we are yet to discover. Very nice poem.

[Doreen]

This is wonderful. I've had that same thought on many nights as I sit and look up at the stars. Well written and so very true.

[Ed Hart]

this is a huge reach, my friend...in the darkness we find our light, very good

[luciddreamer]

I like this :)

[GBU POETRY ONLY]

Yes the universe in vast and we are only a blip on the screen. This piece brilliantly drives this home ... Some wonderful phrases here.. Sextillions of other suns, sole inhabitants of maximum import ... Straightforward philiosphical words here, CSG... GBU