When The Long Night Comes

When The Long Night Comes -

Softly and gently falls the dark side of the night and the sun's golden rays fade like the coming in and coming out of the tide. Quietness and calm stills the busyness and noise of the day.

It is that time that often brings with it all the stirred up emotions, memories and thoughts that often the hustle and bustle of the day keeps at bay. Those very things we don't have to deal with or face in all our day's busyness.

Suddenly you feel it. the worries, the fears, the anxiety the sadness and loneliness. When it suddenly seems oh so quite, being alone with your thoughts and the night seems eternally long. There is a heavy feeling in your chest. Tears flow. Sleep won't come.

Hold on through that dark, long night. Know that underneath the silvery, shimmering moon and a thousand twinkling stars are other souls, struggling in the night, just like you. Perhaps it may help to know that you are not alone.

You and they will find your way through that dark , long night to see the colours and light of the day breaking through. So hold on dear one's . Even on the darkest of nights always come the dawn, And with the dawn comes the gentle stirrings of a new day afresh with new beginnings and possibilities. The chance for a fresh new start.

- Belinda Baker