Still a dense oppressive silence,

Yet potence and magic combined.

Punching through the age lonely day,

Dusk eased its way like a sheath.

*

Chimney smoke rose into a ladder,

Denser fume played tag from a bonfire.

A bird penetrated murky wisps,

Creating a key hole for dusk to unlock.

*

Moisture droplets tumbled anaesthetising grass,

Cleansing without risk of infection.

Pools gathered drips counted down,

Branches natural movement cog-wheeled time.

*

Poppy fragrance languished into a round,

Blown retreating to the breath.

Eternal nirvana shines,

Amid a crowd of stars.

*

As sleep enthrals the land,

Shadows engulf devious.

Changing face of a planet,

Weakening day turns to night.