The Book of Days…part xxx

The Book of Days

The dawn’s early light can be pleasure enough for the whole day.

There are words enough to tell the story of “the temptation of day to come.”

It is my delight to write some of them for your delectation.

In the splendid pause of dusk,

the lingering moment

of the glows

of the melted sun,

I pause on the damp sand,

I carry quiet wine

to a smooth place

above the high tide line,

and I feel the joy of day,

and the large sorrow of night,

and I will wait for early light.

January 12, 2021

My poem “Vigil” was published in my sixth collection of 73 poems, Above all: Poems of dawn and more.

You can buy it on Amazon (paperback and Kindle),

or get it free in Kindle Unlimited (search for “Richard Carl Subber”).

Inspired by “Taking Turns” by Jeanie Greensfelder, as published January 11, 2021, by poetryfoundation.org

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