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From the darkness
There are eyes closed in sleep
…and those wide and bright
Opening fully …in awareness
Of the opportunities …and dangers
Of what …little light…
In what meager offerings …may be present…
Taking what scant sources of light…
There are those …whose paths
Have run their course
Living …and being…
One days battle being fought…
Nightfall… beacons day creatures …to rest…
Long since past… sun drops from the horizon
Long shadows …giving way to darkness…
Starlight …distant suns cold light…
Insufficient for many…
Bring on the specialists
Those whose special abilities
Enable them to thrive in the dimmest light
Whispers of frightened creatures
Betray their presence
Buoy the hopes of predators
Honing in to the faintest sounds
Other night seekers
Foraging …by scent…
Some navigate by echoes…
Shrill voices piece the night skies
Vying for sustenance
In the twilight …the tides turn once more
Morning sun awakening
Warming all in sight…
Shadows fall away quickly
Absorbed by the light
The glow which runs the course
Between points adjacent to the light source
Light playing around the edges
Of objects outlined in silhouette
Feeding the frenzied …pace of life
Of the essence …of the energy…
Sunrise ..again…
Brighter than bright
Big eyes close… time to sleep…
While others …resume
In the daylight side business
…of life…
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