A dawn of new times

Do you see the light on the horizon?
Through all the gloom and all those clouds,
a tender ray of hope breaks through -
can’t you feel that spring is coming?

As deep as this winter seems to be,
its darkness milked from our blackish sorrow,
still - a gentle string of hope remains,
uniting you and me with others.

However violently this sadness
tears at our hearts with its claws,
biting into our souls with its teeth;
it will not remain this way for all eternity.

No matter what has been and what is yet to come,
today we are setting out for better times,
letting ourselves be guided by our love
and facing each new day with it.

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Translation of my poem 'Aufbruch zu neuen Zeiten' from yesterday. Self-translated. Tried to capture the essence of the feeling.