Illuminations

When all alone in the dark,

At one with the earth and gloom;
She heard the tread of gentle foot –
Felt somebody else in the room.

At odds with the world outside,

Out of place with all that surrounds her;
She was aware of a stronger force –
Of somebody’s arms around her.

When staring at empty years,

Each day of which is the same;
She was conscious of whispers between the air –
Of somebody calling her name.

When part of the future of life

In a land that time forgot,
She saw where she stood in the context of earth
And murmured ‘I have met God’.