STAR OF HOPE

Looking out the window,

This morning while at prayer,

I saw the dark night paling,

Dawn hinted she was there.

The starry hosts had vanished,

Just one lone star shone bright,

Unperturbed was she to be,

The only one in sight.

The pearl grey sky now tinted,

The wispy clouds grew bright,

My little star of hope refused,

To leave and bid goodnight.

Twinkling with great merriment,

She shone with all her might,

But as the sky grew brighter,

It dimmed her little light.

The secret that she taught me,

At Morning Prayer today,

Is hope can keep from dimming,

If faith will light the way.

-Myra D’Souza/10 March 2018