Tag: dusk

Somnambulant Blues

Somnambulant blues
Settle onto silent sound
Lazy breezes ruffle gentle ripples
Lapping languid shorelines

And I
I have run out of
Unsubtle intertwining alliterations
So I kick back
And enjoy this glorious moment

On a sunny day
Under a crisp blue sky
Snow-capped mountains
Across the turquoise sea

Exquisite beauty

But I prefer the mystery

Back home
Where I live
The crows fly twice
Once at dawn
Again at dusk
From and to
Their nightly roost

By the thousands they fly
A twice daily parade
With potent energy
In the morning
A somber homecoming
In the evening
They fly

As the last light fails
I go tunneling in the dark
Spelunking with my camera
Seeking twilit beauty
And the exquisite world
Only the tunnelers can see

In the tranquility
Of twilight
A tugboat
Tows three barges

From I know not where
To I know not where
And none of that matters

The tranquility of dusk
Descends on the world
On my spirit

So I begin
The time of
Renewal

As the calm dusk
Settles in
After

The sky breaks through
Promising a better day
Tomorrow

I measure time
Not in terms of history
But by how much
I have left to do

In the gathering dusk
I am grateful
For a fast, wide lens
And a ridiculously high
ISO

Else I’d have never known
The depths of blue
The click of a shutter
Could create
In just half a second

Azure the sea
Slate the sky
The Islands
In between

The day was long
Night comes on
To fitful
Sleep go I