Angel of Light

Come this night I tell thee this

Of a human anointed such plight

That the angels feared when her rite was near

And the devil cowered, contrite

In life she wrote a harmless page

When nothing belied none else

She did some good, some false but gauged

Never paid at the price none sells

Had the good of heart required of all

Since time immemorial's days

And the angels feared when she took the fall

While the devil did change his ways

Carved a path of stone through flames

The nether she did traverse

To see all through, the sick and lame

And she guided them by the stars

Gave them hope, her own would do

Herself never was at fore

Yet when they passed, all safely through

They left her at the shore

She watched them go from the lone man's rest

Her voice stuck in her throat

The angels shamed at this kind of test

The devil didn't even gloat

When night fell fast she would find a cove

Or a quarry to settle into

When the day turned red, blood rained from above

She was cut and limping too

She longed for warmth and a tender touch

Not one she'd saved came back

And she cried that night when she had had much

And she fell on the grassy track

Her legend was forgotten, her name none knew

But the village she helped build thrived

For with her last breath, she wished them to

Be good like her and strive

She helped them all so they shed no tear

Till her last breath she held hope tight

Even dead she taught the devil to fear

They named her the Angel of Light.