FADE TO NIGHT

Twilight moments replace CT’s and chemo.

Beyond the anger, past the denial, we are now here.

Enjoying this bridge to the unknown.

Savoring each hour, yearning for another verdict, but expecting no miracle.

We have been we for decades

Now, this sundown, the end of our duet

Feathers soft blue and whites into golden pinks

Stretching a horizontal grin from ear to ear on earth

Our togetherness is on the horizon,

A slow motion sunset, slipping into unimagined color, unanticipated calm

A sundown, collapsing like bleeding watercolors into black.

Too soon, that unknown eventual dawn will find us.

That inescapable morning when we emerge to separate lonelinesses,

A dimension apart.

But today, hummingbirds buzz combat over sugar water

Flickers and bushtits attack suets cakes

We devour sweet salmon dinner

Popcorn and the World Series for dessert

We relish our warm, glowing sunset

Cold night, a distant given.

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