In The Absence of Light

 
As Black
And as Beautiful
As the night sky on a country road in the spring time

That peaceful place where the blinding glare from those "big city" lights no longer hide the beauty of the world as God meant it to be seen

Surrounded by a Blackness so total, and deep that sight as a sense becomes irrelevant
And the remaining senses come vibrantly alive and illuminate a world where Darkness is truly magnificent

Where a man can smell the bouquet of newly blooming flowers
Taste the fresh flavor of the clean air around him
Hear the flow of the breeze from the flap of the nighthawk's wings

A special place,
where he can hear his heart's beat

And can hear himself think

As he revels in the feel of the comforting touch of the night
as the absence of light surrounds him

Cradling him gently
Like a Mother's Love