Cassie, I'm speechless at this - it's beautiful!
...."washed clean by nature's night time tears and healed" - wonderful. A truly stunning piece.

What a beautiful and reflective write Cassie, it shows both sides of the world, the light and the dark, and how you can wake up to see something, and then decide whether to see the light or darkness in it.

You are right, after darkness, there is always light, and sometimes that is what you have to hold on to.

Lovely.

I wish I read this before my votes were done :/

I thought the whole piece was wonderful but for me:

The rifts and scuffs of every day
Lay smoothed and varnished under mornings mist."

^^^^^ this is just beautiful :))

Your imagery is epic in this piece and I so love the hope thats held within such a wonderful reflective write :)