So I wish thee a fair night, Out of darkness into light… © Gary Lee Lance
Black, quiet Darkness Now do you see the transition that happens in line 4 when the words go from describing “light” to “darkness?” Here’s another example of an antonym diamante about two contrasting animals. Lion Majestic, proud Roaring, snarling, prowling Mane, muscle, fleece, fluff B...
Lurking in the darkness of the night, Cowering in the shadows, avoiding the light, Crouched behind the curtain or hid beneath the bed, Awaiting the chance to dive into my head. I know you're there. With your bloodshot eyes glowing, never showing, Watching me with a hunger, all the whi...
In western thought, darkness is often treated as a symbol for ignorance or error. (By contrast, light is a symbol for enlightenment and truth). Darkness also serves a symbol for history or the past; the past is often described as lost in darkness, in obscurity. The speaker may mean both...
Overcoming indecision requires agency, but the speaker remains trapped in his repeating patterns because he feels that he can’t “dare” to do anything. There are times when the speaker does seem close to doing something, but the poem ultimately indicates that wanting to act isn’t enough. ...
' and 'darkness cannot proceed from light.' These and numerous similar propositions formerly accepted, without hesitation, as axioms, or undeniable truths, were, even at the period of which I speak, seen to be altogether untenable: -–how absurd in these people, then, to persist in relying ...
We truly see the light. It's only when we lose our way We pray to the stars above. It's only through times of grief We learn the true meaning of love. It's only when all hope seems lost And our weary journey seems so far, When all the world's against you, We learn how stron...