Hour 14

Little light

Bright warm glow

You pulse in my hands cupped together

I cannot help but keep glancing down at you

You are my little light

 

I used to always stare up at you in the dark night sky

Reach my arms up to grasp at you

Dismay at how unreachable you appeared to be

From one end of the globe to the other

You shined steadily overhead

Until one day I reached up

And pulled back to find you finally in the palm of my hand

You are my little light

 

You are smaller than you seemed up there

But with you in my hands I feel invincible

Your gravitational pull keeps me steady on my feet

Ready to face each day

Like a great old tree with roots stretching deep in the ground

Fuelled by the strength and courage you give me

My little light

 

As I hold up my cupped hands together with you in them

And face my creator

I am almost at a loss for what to say

Because what more could I ask for

Night and day I asked Him for you

Wondering if I should not aim too high

Yet here you are in my hands

My little light

 

Someday I may put you back in a new spot in the night sky

So that I can stare up at you again

Climb even greater mountains

Jump higher than I have ever jumped

To try and grasp you again

But for now I hold you in my hands

Gaze at your bright warm glow

My little light.