Where Are the Light Bearers?

My mother's favorite expression was "the longest day has an end."
I think she often said this silently to herself after another day of 
factory work, after another day of working in the garment
industry, after another day of taking care of three children,
after a day of cold water and another night of no heat. Even
when there were the Clifton "good times" she reminded us that
this too would end.