a lapis expanse lingers,

dark pines tower and roam,

beyond my eye’s grasp

...

as light retreats from day,

the calls of black birds rise and fade

...

my mind is spent,

memories bundled in twilight's folds,

sent away

...

tomorrow, a new sun will rise

lighting up the stoney path

...

I will inhale,

new breath from lengthy rest,

to sing