My thoughts go to all of the people all over the world who strive to bring light to the darkness. I will be doing my small part by marching in Philadelphia today.
Georges de La Tour [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
By LacZ (Own work), “Sunlight through Pallisades,” [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons
“Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.”
–Leonard Cohen, “Anthem”
We pause now to gather strength
to fight for justice
over and over
to strive for courage, hope
lost and then regained
over and over
change happens for good, for bad
thoughts and actions
over and over
two steps forward, one step back
over and over
through the ages
we find the crack
to let the light shine in.
I wrote this poem yesterday afternoon before I heard of Leonard Cohen’s death. I guess it was of those strange coincidences in life that I had been thinking about him.
This poem is for Secret Keeper’s Writing Challenge.
The prompt words were: Pause/Over/Strength/Age/Change
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