Nocturnal Epiphanies

  Where once there were sunrises waiting to be seen

     Even when clouds seemed heavy

And somewhere in last night's time in between

 Emptiness filled the sky where once bright reminders pointed to dawns of tomorrow

     And memories yet to come

       Their road signs undiscovered

And when I woke and last night became today

  All that seemed possible disappeared into the passing mist of drifting fog

    The shorelines of my soul no longer seemed reachable

      And friendly trade winds steered afar where once their warmth cradled my solitude.

Tonight will bring a new beginning

   For time can not repeat itself

      It can only continue forward as time

        To leave behind that residue some have called memory

            Where others have called it... what?  What was it called back then when 

Nocturnal epiphanies

Made daytime reality bearable