Despite the Grim Forever by Mary C. McCarthy

After the Rain by Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1879.

Despite the Grim Forever

Light breaks out under
a black and heavy sky
and the earth glows
like a jewel
in a velvet box.
Remember me this way
all my darks redeemed
by the sudden
glitter and flash
of light escaping
the crush of night-
an unexpected glory
brighter than any
ordinary sun-
a defiant shout                        
flaming out, irrepressible
against the unescapable
threat of midnight
still to come.

Mary C. McCarthy

This poem was written for the 20 Poem Challenge.

Mary McCarthy has always been a writer, but spent most of her working life as a Registered Nurse. She has had many publications in journals, including Earth's Daughters, Caketrain, and The Evening Street Review, among others. She has only recently discovered the vibrant poetry communities on the internet, where there is so much to explore and enjoy.