Light's Temptation

The sun is bright and I have

the blinds closed blocking

my vision differently 

than the sun blinding me.

There are many ways given

not to see

                which often provides

a comfort to the eyes

and heart and soul

and, therefore, body.

The grace by which the unseen

is given is the grace of the yet

to be seen

                   more fully, more clearly,

not fighting to see the obvious.

"Wait.  I say wait."

                             and the light

tempts us to look before we can see.

              The Silence of Light

In the silence of light 

I often hear what 

I cannot see and so like

a blind man know by ear

what sight cannot give.

I grew up hearing my parents'

voices from a pulpit

and always have thought

there's scripture to be heard,

songs that catch the heart

so when I hear a voice,

a melody I am caught

in the sanctuary of spontaneous

worship

            knowing the only offering

I have is myself

and try to give as good

as I've just got in the silence

of light.

-Byron Hoot