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 day passes away.

Colors crisp
now eclipsed
and fading fast
for day is past.

Shades of night are cast
as shadows creep past
blurring the lines
through passing of time.

The last cheeps 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.

Good nights said by the birds,
now crickets are heard.
Can you hear their strumming?
It's time for slumbering.

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Twilight gives way to dusk
as the sun rotates west.
Though not in 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