In Darkness See

  In the dark of night, I hear a sound;
it summons me though I know not why.
A specter I sense is quite close by,
but it’s not there when I turn around.
Something lurks in shadows I can’t see.
I linger there in the moonlit streaks,
my body trembles but not from fear;
there’s no threatening in what I hear.
Quietly, a potent Presence speaks.

Unlock your suffering soul,
pour out to Me your pain
I long to set you free
of all your agony.
You have so much to gain.
I’m here to make you whole.

Is it true?
I believe
now in You.

Only with the soul can we truly see.

Copyright © October 30, 2008 by Karen M. Crump


The Jarennelle is a new form poem consisting of 19 lines arranged as so:

9 line stanza -- Each line must be 9 syllables long
6 line stanza -- Each line must be 6 syllables long
3 line stanza -- Each line must be 3 syllables long
1 line -- No limit on syllables

The rhyme schema is specific:

Stanza 1: abbaxcddc
Stanza 2: efxxfe
Stanza 3: gxg
Last line: x

The x's all rhyme with one another.