Hourglass

[]As night swallows up the sky at dusk[]
[]   the last tinge of orange melting,   []
[]     leaving darkness in its wake       []
[]        and stillness in the air,          []
[]           time does not sleep            []
[]               but trudges on               []
[]                  unhindered                 []
[]                    by life.                     []
[]                       As                        []
[]                       we                       []
[]                     sleep                      []
[]                  our dreams                 []
[]               only lead closer              []
[]            to the break of day.           []
[]       Life moves ever forward          []
[]    striving for the gentle touch        []
[]  from the first tender hue of pink    []
[]as daytime swallows the sky at dawn[]

jan 2003