Once a lost puppy,
now a found pet.
I open the door as rays of light pour through.
Lips curl upward,
As tears fall from eyes of grass.

Once a dark hole deepening,
now a lake filling.
The sparkling water reflects a wonder,
a woman
elegant and bright like a passionate dancer.

Once a bud,
now a bloom.
A yellow radiance penetrates the ground
Tilts and shines like the sun,
like her smile.

Everything recedes as the tide does at noon.

She touches the knob,
twist and turns.
Darkness grabs the light, but is stopped.
Slammed and locked,
shadows may never conquer again.