"Shimmer"

Far off in the distance was a glistening shimmer

So faint I nearly missed this flash of light

I watched in disbelief as it flickered like a candle

Dancing in the dark of a pitch black night

I swayed silently and listened as if I’d hear a secret

But it was destined to remain a mystery

The mesmerizing brilliance, what was it that I'd witnessed

As I’d held my breath in awestruck reverie

The clouds so slightly shifted and moonlight lit the shadows

Peeking through the branches of the trees

The frosted ice coating, like a crystal’s luster

Will thaw and vanish just as rapidly

So I let myself linger to savor one more second

I wished had not gone by so hastily

How would I share this moment, capturing its magic

I’d been blessed to witness momentarily

As my warm breath drifted upward, I watched it float so slowly

The hazy fog lingered in midair

Indelibly imprinted, these moments I’d remember

Each an answer to a long forgotten prayer

We’re all stumbling through the motions, groping in the darkness

When life’s misfortunes can seem to block out all the light

But then sometimes there’s a shimmer flickering in the distance

That helps us believe somehow we’ll be alright