NIGHT OR DAY

Truth and Beauty
like deep wells
slake the thirsty
seeking light.

                      But Truth distorted,
                      twisted in complexity,
                      pollutes itching ears
                      generating Blight.

                      Truth polluted,
                      contagious in its sorry plight,
                      generates false energy
                      causing Death and Night.

Clarity and simplicity,
distilled in Holy fear,
carry truth unhindered
marking Day from Night.

Burdens given steadily
to the Shepherd’s shoulders,
rest the weary spirit
freeing breath and might.

Music,
flowing from the Heart,
lifts up pulsing Truth,
soaring in its flight.