The Light of Day
Clinton Herring 1951 (Lawton, Oklahoma)
Oh, the pain, the anguish of subtle dying days!
It seems God is very far away.
Cannot Love stay in my heart against the dark?
For God is always near, always love.
No, it is I who drifts, caught by the currents of this world's life.
Soul, where are you going?
Toss out the anchor! Catch hold the Rock!
He has hold of you! No one can break!
No one!
Be filled with the Light of Day, the Son!
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Hold on to the Light of Day, the Son.
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Written on May 18, 2023
Submitted by cherring17 on June 12, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 389 |
| Words | 89 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
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