Shadows lengthening into the evening-harbingers of a dying day
Bringing home thoughts of all that remains to try, to do and to say.
Neath the blanket of ever growing, threatening, darkening shadows
An urgent need to embrace, to continue life’s journey bubbles up and grows.
Would that it were possible to hold back Time; to arrest impending death and decay
Having stayed Time; unfulfilled dreams, desires, wants & needs; at Its feet to lay.
Eternal truth whispers-no man nor woman nor child can arrest Times ebb & flow
Just grasp what’s left, do the yet to be done & keep life’s flickering lamp-aglow.
End swimming against the tide; against expectations, and the norms of the day
It matters not if others misjudged, if polite silence held back pithy replies to say.
No more why this not that; no more pitting own truths against them and theirs
Lay down disappointments, hurts, confusions & the weight of burdening cares.
Revel in the precious moments that remain in kinder, gentler, forgiving ways
Darkness begins to fade, glowing pink skies & rays of light usher in a new day.
Light & darkness; night and day allot times for all on earth, each and every one
Rejoice, live, and laugh; do this and that; meet and greet, until life’s dance is done.
Light and darkness is now no more.