Beautiful Bittersweet Life Poems

Exploring the world of life and grief through poetry.

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  • Reaching for Light in Times of Darkness

    Reaching for Light in Times of Darkness

    Inspired by the Images from the James Webb Telescope

    When this world becomes too much,
    with its barrage of news of cruelty,
    and I’ve done all that is within my power to change,
    I stretch my arms out to the universe,
    and let myself be drawn into the beauty
    of far-off galaxies,
    images that are sent back to earth
    from the space telescope wandering around the sun.
    I lose myself in the brilliance of the nebulae
    that are light years away,
    where stars begin and end their lives in the dust of space.
    The vivid colors dance across the cosmos,
    unconstrained by the pettiness of humankind,
    for we are mere specks in the grand design.
    And yet, I must shine my light, too,
    in this place that I call home.