I never knew a night so black
Light failed to follow on its track.
I never knew a storm so gray
It failed to have its clearing day.
I never knew such bleak despair
That there was not a rift, somewhere.
I never knew an hour so drear
Love could not fill it full of cheer!
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photo by Adrian van Leen at http://www.rgbstock.com/photo/mD5VT1q/storm+shadows
The Bard on the Hill 