FROM THE DARK

From the dark of the ether
Came the big bang of being
From the dark of the space
A blue planet came into being

From the dark of the ages
There came the dawn of time
From the dark of the deeps
The living tissue throbbed to life

From the dark of the shell
The egg breaks to life
From the dark of the womb
A child is born

From the dark of the night
Comes the light of dawn
From the dark of the mind
A consciousness is born

From the dark of the darkness
The beauty of the moon shines
From the dark of the universe
The stars glow into glory

From the dark of the underground
A brightly burning volcano erupts
From the dark of the sea
The large whales are born

From the dark of the bat
A world echoes into being
From the dark of the blind
The world is touched into place

From the dark and the unlit
All beautiful things come to be
From the dark of pain and misery
The brightest sparks of hope kindle