Place Where Light Is

In these cold rainy nights,
In these streets, in these dreams
I'll walk in my solitude
To a place where light is.

Do not ask who I am,
Do not ask where I go--
I've lost all direction,
Yet I always knew this--
I'll find my way back
To a place where light is.

No, it can't be that far--
I've walked many miles,
I've seen it in a smile
Of a girl like a breeze--
I'll find my way back
To a place where light is.

I've been walking in darkness
Of frozen minds,
I saw hearts that were numb
And eyes that were blind,
I saw tears and pain,
War and disease,
But I just kept on walking
To a place where light is.

Yes, I know it's near,
By those mulberry trees
And those valleys of daffodils,
Where the hummingbirds sing,
Where my love rests in waiting
With a smile like a breeze--
Yes, I'll find my way back
To a place where light is.

                                            May 23, 2003
                                        --Alexander Shaumyan