Illumination...

Darkness and despair,

Shadow and doubt,

All around us, surround,

While we slumber in the night,

Dreaming away.

Hearts troubled, mind in fear,

Or serenity, in peace.

Slowly from the east,

The earth awakens, the sun is rising,

The morning larks, trills,

While the owls slumber.

A speck of light, spreads over the land,

The sky is bathed in red,

And slowly creeping,

The light engulfs darkness away.

Like richest alchemy,

From dark and dreary,

To gold, and bright,

Until essence is itself is changed.

The darkness, to dull and bright,

The mind cleared, now awaken,

At this perception, the heart is peaced,

And slowly, another sun awakens.

Every drop, every rose,

All humanity, all life,

Take form, take shape,

And all the invisible,

Soon comes to light.

Every shape awakens again,

And every cell, thrums with life,

New beginnings, new starts,

And all creativity breaks through,

The colours, of nature, so vibrant,

The life itself is filled with vitality,

Sudden aroma bursts across,

And all the world, bursts in song.

Lakes sparkle, as endless mirrors,

And beauty of the world,

Bursts into bloom.

And finally it comes out of seclusion,

And once again, life begins anew.

Life. Begin again,

Light, enlighten once more,

Death. Continue or end.

Darkness. Never return.

And within every atom,

In every mind,

Realization dawns.

Illumination... is eternal...