The Closer Side of Night
Faint traces of dark
encroach across my horizon
and sneak ahead
coloring the clouds as they creep
From the nearer side of day
resplendent in fleecy light
I pass to the closer side of night
where my father and I
once sailed to a similar scene
sunset clouds succumb to color
twilight at sea
We spoke
of college applications
how his job was going
Uncle Lee's death
He said he was proud
of me