Twilight is My Twin

There's a row of birds on an evening wire
they harmonize with dusk like a wistful choir
hills are painted with lipstick reds and pinks
colors are survivors that leave the sun when it sinks

and when my time comes to fade away
I hope the friends who grieve,
find the mem'ries I leave
as colorful as a dying day

for twilight is my twin
twilight is my twin

the sun commands half this world's skies
but even a prince of time must compromise
this world has barrenness...this world has growth
but some say death is a mixture of both

I watch fingers of light slip from space
when one day meets the ground,
another rolls around
ready to take its place

and twilight is my twin
twilight is my twin
the face of decline
is the same as mine
and ev'ry place I've been
is just nightfall wind
for twilight
twilight...
twilight is my twin

weak or strong, right or wrong
days get what they deserve
they give credit for what fate,
they themselves create
to whatever seasons they serve

the clouds are a cloak...the birds are quiet now
a thin mask of bravery covers my brow
some try many directions in their quest
but I just followed my hours due west

for why get lost on dead-end trails
such detours just delay,
the meaning of the day
that darkness breathes what light exhales

and twilight is my twin
twilight is my twin
the face of decline
is the same as mine
and ev'ry place I've been
is just nightfall wind
for twilight
twilight...
twilight is my twin

(c)2004 Robert George


[This message has been edited by couchgrouch (edited 02-29-2004).]


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Amazon Kindle books by Robert George you may enjoy:

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4) Fort Mystery

5) Wheel Sea

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