“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.”
I am alone in the room. I smile. A large window opens a view of my neighborhood on a 50-degree January day. Choose peace, I tell myself while the news repeats horrors in a universally expected monotone.
A sunbeam appears. Winter-bare trees stretch rich, dark branches against stark cobalt blue. The light reaches into our ordinary living space. The sun’s intensity splashes inside.
Breathe me in, sunbeam seems to say. I won’t stay long. The briefness of my appearance does not negate my presence. Even as the darkness appears, remember my brilliance lives within you, too.
illustration made from public domain drawing
terrypetersen 