i know a light-bringer
who wrestles the dark
that dares to stalk her way,
each and every day
and burns it to oblivion
like oil from the surface of the ocean

i know a bright-bringer
shining inside-out
who bears away the black
as waves take the dead –
a burden she welcomes

i know such a one as this
relentless joy-bringer –
and i am enriched for it