Gilly Flower Writings

Serenity

By Kathryn Evans

Thunder echoes in the distance

As lightening shatters the dark

The power is cut away as we fumble in the black

Gloom surrounds us but is banished by a match

Candles are lit and light is given back to us

The darkness presses down but isn’t quite as immense

Quiet comes as the storm passes

No humming computers, no music or television

Just rain gently pouring and cleansing the earth

Through my open window I can smell the world

The clean smell of rain and wind

The heady scents of my candles fading to the background

The world seems calm and distant

Everything is far away and must wait till tomorrow

Now there is only rain and the flickering candle light