Let There Be Light

The bible claims by the words

of God, “Let there be Light.”

Science says 14-billion years of

cosmic calamity and the expansion

of light in the making.

Whether by will of The Maker

or The Big Bang Theory, we each

have the right about light to decide.

Chemistry and biology link us

compositionally to the illuminating

“Stuff of Stars.”

Philosophers and poets can go

either way with light to suit

their allegories and agendas.

In the darkness, I flip a switch

and expect there to be light.

If there is no response, I may

yell, “What in hell?” and call

an electrician.

Before 1879 and Thomas

Edison’s invention of the

incandescent light bulb,

and before the concept

or need for electricians,

one may have carried an

oil lantern into the dark-

ness to light the way.

Personally, insofar as the

creation of light goes, I side

with the precepts of science.

However, there are times when

a good electrician (if you can

afford one) can certainly be

a godsend.

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Chris Hanch 1-26-2023