Dark for Three Days A Poem for Easter

Dark for Three Days

The light flickered for a

moment in time

only to be extinguished

with the words,

“Why have you forsaken me?”

And then how dark it was

and a cave of death

sealed up the now

gone light

But the absent light

traveled far and deep

into the darkness

of a cavern

that would be Hell

For a time it seemed

the darkness claimed

victory

But this was no ordinary

light that lost

its radiance

This was the light that

caused suns to blaze

and gave stars their

reason to shine

And so on a day after

a tomorrow that some

thought would never be

the light overcame the darkness

and resurrection illuminated

the shadow of

death

O indeed it was dark for three days

but never again

will it be

The light of the world

took in the darkness

and sheer love

won

Easter was born in the

very womb of darkness

Still confused disciples

finally saw the

light for

who he was

It took three days

but now

forever has arrived.

Jody Seymour

Easter 2018