Sunlight's Hope

Your welcoming arms outstretched
           Before the warmth
Of your beautiful smile

                    The first light after a dark cold night

Your warmth penetrates the souls
           Of the mourning
And the heartbroken

                     Chasing away darkness with your glow

Your arms envelop the pain
            And sorrow; giving freely
Hope and comfort

                      The forgotten darkness now filled with sunlight

The nightmare now flees from
             Your powerful,
Gentle embrace

                     Replacing hearts of fear with hearts of faith

Oh Glorious One! Oh Hopeful One!
              Your joyful rays
Now gleam around us

                      Bringing gladness to such a worried world

I will not hide
             From loved dawning light
And new hope it will bring

                      A hope and comfort needed by all that breathe


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I wrote this as a sophomore in high school. It was this poem that made me realize I loved writing poetry and maybe I was actually good at it. I always is a powerful one to go back and read and still am proud of it. Enjoy:)