The Light of Day

I have not had much time to write in my blog because I've been studying. So I decided to post this poem I wrote my Freshman year of college. I remember writing it, I couldn't sleep and is was about 2:00 AM. For some reason I had this in my head and got up and started writing it. It just all kind of came to me and it has a religious connotation representing Noah and his Ark, even though I don't directly imply it. Epiphany, maybe?

I haven't really made any changes because I wanted it to be in it's purest form. (Spell and grammar checked it) Anyway, I thought it was pretty good, and it doesn't really follow the poetry lessons you learn in school (but those are mostly bogus lessons anyway).

So here it is.


The Light of Day
by
Bennett Reid


I wish I could see the light of day,
It slowly came and passed away.

I lost its view,
It can’t be true.
If it is gone,
Something went wrong.

The land was bad,
And very sad.
The people were evil,
And very deceitful.

God did not like this way,
So took away the light of day.

Noah will know,
It’s time to go.

Death and rain, came about,
All the bad were flooded out.
Good appeared to always remain,
So God gladly began to explain.

Here is the light,
That shines so bright.
I took away,
The other day.

The light will arrive,
The sun in the sky.
It will bring a joy,
Like a boy with a toy.

If only you could understand,
The feeling that spread ‘cross the land.

There will be a cheer,
For all to hear.
The rain will drain,
The sun to remain.

There will be a gift sent by God,
To the one that he gave the nod.

The gift flew out,
And was seen about.
It was a Dove,
God’s gift of Love.

For all shall now hope and pray,
For God gave us the Light of Day.