The world fell quiet in March of 2020. The choir world became especially quiet. Not only did lock downs isolate choristers, but shock waves traveled through music circles as evidence mounted that singing could further contribute to spreading the coronavirus. As a choir director, I became devastated as the farewell concerts and end of the season rites of passage ceased to exist. In the depths of my pain, I felt one of the only things I could do to cope is to create. While writing articles has been a passion of mine in such things as professional choral publications, I turned inward to write in a medium I don't normally use - poetry. The words are not confined to a poetic meter or style. Rather, they are simple raw emotion. Loneliness and isolation, fear, pain, loss...and ultimately light and hopefulness. The beauty I have seen in humanity continues to drown out the darkness. My hope is that these words and notes may be a refuge to turn to in any time of darkness. May they be a reminder now and forever that light ALWAYS extinguishes the dark.