We grow accustomed to the Dark —
When Light is put away —
As when the Neighbor holds the Lamp
To witness her Good bye— Emily Dickinson
I see the bad moon rising
I see trouble’s on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin’
I see bad times today
Ah, don’t go ’round tonight
Well, it’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise– Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival
I never cared much for moonlit skies
I never wink back at fireflies
But now that the stars are in your eyes
I’m beginning to see the light– I’m Beginning to See the Light by Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”
When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!”
And Moses said, “Here I am.”
– Exodus
For a moment the last sunshine fell with romantic affection upon her glowing face; her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I listened – then the glow faded, each light deserting her with lingering regret, like children leaving a pleasant street at dusk.— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Well, we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
She said, “Little boy, won’t you come home with me?– The Kinks, Lola
“Now when the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared, Nestor left his couch and took his seat on the benches of white and polished marble that stood in front of his house.– Homer, The Odyssey
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.– For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon
“We live as we dream – alone….”― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
“All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.”— Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
… Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in– Leonard Cohen, Anthem
“Yes, the dawn will come. Disappointment, sorrow and despair are all born in midnight, but we may be consoled by the fact that morning will come.”– Martin Luther King Junior
Blue moon
You saw me standin’ alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own– Blue Moon, Frank Sinatra
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