The darkness of night so deftly creeps upon us
incasing each of us
in its velvet softness

Each breath, each thought, every sense
heightened by encroaching silence
yet silence of mind eludes us

And there in lies the strength of night
like a mist of the past
hinting of the future

(Copyright Steven S. Walsky 2004)

Steven S. Walsky

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