POEM AND PHOTO BY ED NORTHEN

The sky darkens

resembling a black hole

a blackness once known

when the earth was in chaos

before the divine command

“Let there be light”

when light entered

splitting the black void

of the cosmos

a gift from which

all life emerged

through eons of time

but darkness rebelled

against the light

even when light became incarnate

now that light hangs

in loves full glory

outstretched on a cross

not by happenstance

not by the will of men

but of God

who outstretched

is dismantling

unseen realms and powers

as the redemptive words  

“It is Finished”

are uttered

Editor’s Note: Hailey poet Ed Northen wrote this poem to commemorate Good Friday as Easter Weekend envelops the Wood River Valley.