Poem: Darkness Falls Suddenly

Darkness Falls Suddenly

Darkness falls suddenly

At this time of year

And we all cling to lights

As brief as falling stars

In the December meteor showers

That we seldom see

Because of winter’s clouds

And their frozen meteor showers.

Little twinkling lights

We scatter electrically

Upon trees, in windows

On the sides of our houses

Hoping to dispel some of it—

Darkness, gloomy and cold.

And in a few days 

It begins to gently break.

Each day gets imperceptibly

Longer and snow covers all

Reflecting all those little 

Twinkling lights,

Making the dark of night

Seem not so dark

As all the little lights 

Spread their brightness

Into the dawn

Of a new year.

They may not bring it back

In and of themselves,

Nor do we by placing them

But they remind us 

That darkness is fleeting

As lights continue to twinkle.

December 2023

About this Poem

I just typed this up today and it seems appropriate for now when here it is hovering around zero and the snow of winter finally made a showing. Obviously it's about Christmas lights because I wrote it in December a year ago, but it's still appropriate for winter, the darkness, and the lights that we still display even if we've put away our Christmas decor. And that Christmas decor is what the picture is as well. Keep the light in mind and stay warm.  BP