First light, first love​

Ah, first light, first love,
     A faint pale blue appearing 
In the distant east
     Stillness, not a word is heard,
     As light opens sky and soul.

You are my first light,
     O, that we’d speak together 
Heart to heart as one,
     As we did in days now past,
     So may we do every day. 

That’s hoping too much,
     Asking more than you can give;
Still, I long for you
     As I long for communion, 
     A mystical sweet union.  

Break forth, my soul’s light,
     Shine into silent darkness
As light now breaks forth
     Displacing, replacing night
     And the stars yield their glory.

Ah, first light, first love,
     Don’t disappoint an old heart
Awaiting rebirth,
     Awaiting a renewal
     That true love alone effects.


 —28 January 2020