Hello, Light

Poem by Christine Crawford

Previously Featured in DTS Voice Magazine | Awarded 4th Place by 2024 Evangelical Press Association

Hello, Light

I remember, too, the sunrise. The miracle
of dawn just when I deemed myself
destined to dwell darkened forever

First, a flickering like tiny fireflies
of silver, then wavering like a lone
meek candle braving the horizon

Then peeking like golden dapples
through trees; hope dancing
and pirouetting in invitation

And finally, like you struck
your divine match and—reckoning
it to my heart—engulfed me.

And I remember how it drove
the darkness screaming. How,
at first, I stood bewildered, blinking

like an unburrowed mole before
your brilliance, astonished to find
that you warmed instead of blistered

About the Author

Christine Crawford

Christine is a published poet, freelance writer, and an unabashed theology geek with a heart for the vulnerable. She holds 1.5 master's degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary and loves to help people explore God's upside-down kingdom through art, story, and humor. You'll find Christine on the porch of her creekside cabin with her two dogs (one sinner, one saint), savoring anything involving music, laughter, nature, or words.

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