Night Watch

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night wears on

strange things 

happen in the sky,

angry bruises form

briefly stare down

then gently dissipate

indolently, insolently,

leaving charcoal and 

paler smoked grey,

planets and myriad 

stars pulse, vying for 

attention before

losing interest 

in my audience,

daylight dressed

in pink marbling

heralds dawn, a 

sorely inadequate 

name for such a 

scintillating event

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© Graham R Sherwood 12/25