The Necessity Of Darkness Poem by ~~~ Leaven ~~~

Is it such that there be North without South,
Or that a man could travel up the mount
But then not come back down?

Is it not so, that the tide
Is sent forth by the sea
But the waters are gathered up again,

Or that the stars of night
Dissolve at morning’s rise,
Yet again, day succumbs to night’s encroaching?

Is there ever a high without a low,
Or there a sound ever not soon followed
By a moment of perfect silence, however short?

And isn’t it so,
That even when the truth is upon men,
That they are left to wonder still?

How then could one not appreciate his health,
Save there be sickness,
Or, the taste of sweet be savored, lest the lips purse and pucker?

And, could the wisdom of the wiseman
Be heard at all,
Should there be no fools to listen?

What cause would there be for repentance,
If there be no law transgressed,
Or, could transgression ever occur at all, if there were no law?

Such is the purpose for darkness with light,
For in the presence of the sun,
There be little use for a candle’s flame.

And, so it is with God’s Holy Light,
For the son’s of Him would see Him not,
Unless, they had lived in darkness,

For it was given unto the son’s of Adam…

That choice to choose perfectly the shining light
That slices through their darkness,
And, illuminates the truth of their holy separation.

It was such that man chose the fruit of disobedience
To cast upon themselves utter darkness,
For in that state, they could truly kneel and worship,

The bearer of the Holy Light.

5-6-06