-- The Goddess of Dawn and Dusk --

John Herlihy

The goddess of dawn blessed with eternal youth;

Its pale glimmer ever becomes a ruddy glow.

Bursting over earth’s horizon as a knave uncouth;

Darkness vanishing the greatest gift night can bestow.

Now the goddess is putting on her flaming ruby robes,

As the impatient sun sends across earth its light probes.

The goddess of dusk blessed with eternal age;

In twilight’s hush ever lies the silence of the night.

Immortal but gracefully old in turning each day’s page;

Silence gives the darkness its poignancy and its fright.

Now the goddess is taking off her flaming ruby robes,

As the reluctant sun takes its leave in night probes.

The goddess of dawn banishes the mystery of the night;

The goddess of dusk banishes the beauty of the light.

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(c) John Herlihy 18 July 2020