Keep Shining

A Villanelle

Shine This little light of yours and mine

Turn it on for all to see

Nothing can diminish the internal divine

Chin up, for there is a great design

When the darkness continues and you want to flee

Shine This little light of yours and mine

Right now it seems the sacred is being undermined

But our love for each other entwines us in the family tree

Nothing can diminish the internal divine

We need to hang on and be each other’s lifeline

When rational voices become absentee

Shine this little light of yours and mine

We are coming together, to be aligned

One day we shall relax under the shade of a china tree

Nothing can diminish the internal divine

My dearest Dennett , its people like you who man the frontlines

When the darkness has vanished, we will shout with glee

Shine this little light of yours and mine

Nothing can diminish the internal divine