Kaleidoscope

He was an extraordinary talker,
but he was not arrogant,
conceited,
or proud.

His words painted the world with
love and kindness,
rather than
charm and vanity.

The beauty was always inside of him.

Without the Light, you could only see
its outline in the shadows.
But with the Light's illumination,
the kaleidoscope within came forth,

speaking life into dead places,
reflecting the Maker's radiance
and His skillful shift of the mirrors in us
to create something new.

--
Madison is a biomedical researcher and emerging poet living in Virginia. Her work explores themes of love and loss and has appeared in Grande Dame Literary.