Let there be light:
a familiar theme,
but light was a promise deep
in the midst of the night,
for in the darkness,
light did come,
and in the hopelessness
there was the hope
that I would see
the dawning of a new day.
The music that drifted away
returned, gentle and healed,
soft notes, quiet words
songs of hope and yearning.
Then there rose with such an
astounded surprise
the stage and the spotlight.
Was this a fantasy,
hearing again the familiar
echoes,
notes, lyrics and words
the piano, the microphone,
and me.