Moon Shadow
(a poem inspired by “the” eclipse)
So the small light is to
cover the large
Is it nature’s parable
longing to eclipse
the growing darkness
in our midst?
We scream across our
many divides
words of mistrust and fear
that we so believe
because of the right
of our causes
Would it be that from
the rim’s light
of a day that is night
Might come some
new dawning of
a day when love’s burning
would reveal a new
humility
So much we want to be right
that true listening
seems dimmed by
our blocked yet itching ears
So show us a way
O small light that covers-
In some mystical moment
of sun’s shadow
cast a vision
of new beginnings
for a people who
so often seem
in the dark
Then ancient words might
finally ring true-
“The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light…on
them has light shined.”
O great God, eclipse us
with wisdom from
on high
For you created the great
and small light
Jody Seymour
