As I saw the sun fall in the distance
I forced myself to turn away,
But as the darkness grew around me
I could not forget the day.

Each hour of clouds and sunshine
Returned to me that night,
And I slowly began to open my eyes
To the warmth of the now lost light.

I cannot say where it rose
Or where it may have set,
But there was lonliness here
Once the light of day had left.

So I opened my soul to tomorrow
And somehow survived to see
The rays of hope break with the dawn
Revealing its beauty within me.

Surrounded by light I remember
The darkness of that night,
Yet I have the morn, and I...
I am thankful for the sight.

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