Sunday, September 14, 2014

Goodnight, Sweet Day

The sun has dipped behind the mountain,
Its journey no longer in my line of sight.
We are left with the cool darkening of color.

From the now blue-green tree tops
To the deepening hues of the green grass,
The world is cooling--sky to earth.

Twilight reminds us that all that's transpired
In the heat of the day is now a lingering memory;
Tomorrow, distant half-remembrances.

I know the sun doesn't really set,
That its journey never ends, at all,
But it is now out of my sight, mind.

As I write this, the Night approaches--
Though I still see slivers of light in cloud breaks--
Desperately clinging to what's left of Day.

I feel a sigh coming on, heavy eyelids,
Slowing my intake of air--breathe in, breathe out--
Goodnight, Sweet Day.



 

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