HOW DO YOU PAINT THE TWILIGHT

Thu, 01/20/2022 - 07:44 -- JPGeo

HOW DO YOU PAINT THE TWILIGHT

 

How do you paint the twilight

The time between the day and night

The dark surround of diminishing light

Some painters paint the day in scenes

O vivid color, blues and greens

Or Van Gogh’s swirling celestial things

But twilight has no stars you know

No orange sky or city’s glow

Once a horizon, now but a shadow

So how do you paint the twilight

If not like day and not like night

It deserves color in its own right

Cool shades of indigo and gray

Preceding night - receding day

And sounds that come from far away

How do you paint those

 

The same words without the metaphors

HOW TO YOU DEAL WITH GROWING OLD

 

How do you deal with growing old

After you’ve lived your productive years

Now, facing your own mortality

Some men recount the glory of their youth

While some put faith in a glorious afterlife

But what if death is really just darkness

And there is no soul to damn or save

Then, how do you deal with growing old

When your better days are behind you

When faith no longer carries you

Doesn’t old age deserve some respect

From the wisdom and experience of life

After all, life isn’t over yet

And what about all of your memories

What do they count for

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