(Explorations in understanding life)
Before the Coming of the Light
Before the coming of the light
There is the waiting
There are no shadows in the night
There is dreaming
So we walk before the dawn
Where there is no beginning
We walk within the darkness
Where there is no ending
We are looking before the seeing
We are preparing before the finding
We know not what we are looking for
We only know we are people seeking
Seeking to see
The sight of awe
That we hope is there
When the light is shining
We tell stories we sing songs
Of what will be the great wonderful
It’s that for which our heart longs
It is the space that is missing the word
It is the music that is missing the chord
It is the plus that covers the minus
It is the goal we are impelled toward
Do we feel incomplete
Because we have it not
How could we miss it
If we had not the space
For it to fill
So we long for the light
To lead us there
To where it lies
For this our mind waits
For this our spirit vibrates
For this out being contemplates
We seek the light
We seek not because we know
Where it lies
We seek to let it know
That we are seeking it
For when it comes
It comes with a sense of right
As if it waited not
But sought us out
As if it knew
We were there
Wandering about
Looking for a light
In a very light place
John B. Carlile 