The Light Silhouettes against illuminated backdrop spread from north to south Tree limbs in spiked, brittle form Stand erect And with obedience pay homage to The Light The Light, now intense with Magenta, orange, fuschia Firing up the sky Then trailing at the edges into Shades of rose, mauve, azure, the palest of pales Greying, now smoky hues-- Streaks. Twilight erases the memory of A sliver of orange sitting on the horizon Threatened, The overcoming darkness brings stars, planets Universes, and The Light. ©Grace M. Baxter, October 1989