Passing

PASSING

When the sun sets

it paints its picture best

in the western sky

announcing night is nigh.

Shadows lengthen

as night beckons

stretching eastward

on the grass floor.

Golden yellows and rosy pinks

changing quickly then gone in a blink

as the sun sinks beyond the hill

where the last glimpse of sunlight spills.

The sun has gone down.

Twilight has come.

Everything is golden

as the temps are cooling.

Twilight disappears

for dusk is near.

Time to call it a day

as light passes away.

Colors clear

now drear

are fading fast

for day is past.

Shades of dark are cast

as shadows creep past

blurring the lines

through passing of time.

The last tweets and coos fade away

at the passing of another day.

Nature's lullaby

as twilight sighs.

Quiet settles in

for night brings

the passing of the day

with its joys and disarrays.

Goodnights said by the birds,

now crickets are heard.

Can you hear their strumming?

It's time for slumbering.

* * * * *

Twilight gives way to dusk

as the sun rotates west.

Though not is a rush,

it seems to be pushed

as if on a quest

for creation to hush.

Our days are busy from sunup to dusk

with important appointments and such,

with hurrying about, always in a rush.

Maybe today there was corn to husk

or you spent the day chasing down the dust.

Tomorrow's to-do-list will bring more fuss.

The day has passed and it's dusk.

A minute to rest from the rush.

But in today's quest

did you shove and push

or did you simply trust

that God has a plan that's best.

Don't let another day pass

without knowing it's a must

to lean and trust

on the Lord much.

Remember, God knows what is best

and has a plan that doesn't rush.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge him

and he will bring it to pass.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Serve him with wholehearted devotion

and with a willing mind,

for the Lord searches every heart

and understands every motive behind the thoughts.

I Chronicles 28:9

I trust in you, O Lord;

I say, "You are my God."

My times are in your hands.

Psalm 31:14

Trust in the Lord and do good...

Delight yourself in the Lord

and he will give you the desires of your heart.

commit your way to the Lord.

Psalm 37:3-5a

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