“If Not for Light,” read by Charles Hughes.
If Not for Light
by Charles Hughes
If not for light, the darkness
Would cover all that is.
Just think of the awful chaos—
No, wait! Don’t think of this.
Better instead to remember,
When you can’t help but see
Darkness in every corner
Advancing steadily
To cover you—remember
God’s love made all that is,
And won’t permit the darkness
To cover up what’s His.
Remember in the beginning,
How nothing had begun
Until God lit the darkness?
Light came before the sun.
About the Poet
Charles Hughes has published two books of poems, The Evening Sky (2020) and Cave Art (2014), both from Wiseblood Books. He worked for over 30 years as a lawyer and lives in the Chicago area with his wife. He is lately writing poems for children.
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