When Day and Night Knew Each Other Well
We had a solstice over the weekend
And a new moon
It was easier
To live in the dark
A hundred years ago
And a hundred more
Maybe a hundred more
Not to equate darkness with ignorance,
Not at all
Imagine how the stars must
Have been,
For certainly they’ve changed
How secret was a secret
When extinguishing a candle
Could blow out the gathering
Make unreadable
An agenda
To send us home, instead
The greater darkness
Wasn’t bad or good
It was
It was the setting
And the means
Maybe we paid more attention then
Our night-vision was better
When ambience was lightless
In the distance
Or up front
It might have been generally possible
Not to see the hand before the face
And not to be afraid of that
Maybe darkness
Was a friend
To the criminal
And carpenter, alike
The darkness said
Slow down
Don’t move without
Knowing where you’re going
It was a signal
For the rest
For rest
(yes, maybe in a forest)
Maybe for rehabilitation:
Come the new day
You will be needed with
New muscles
And a readiness
In attitude
To contribute to
An ever-new, new world
C L Couch
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