dusk

dusk is falling
blue on the roof tiles
indigo on the white painted
porticos, navy
in the sky

dusk is falling softly
like dust
in this quiet place -
the imperceptible movement
of motes, of colour,
falling like manna
from above

in here the electric lights
are on, are blinding -
I recall the dim
tabernacle, the soft
outlines of blue, the
flickering golden candle
in a chapel echoing
softly to the soft
voices of the nuns

One Year Round The Sun
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