LIGHTHOUSE SILHOUETTE 

The lighthouse stands in front 

of the setting sun; a day’s natural 

protection against shorelines 

and snags lurking in one’s path. 

The lighthouse silhouette 

stands between – prepared, primed, 

hand on the switch as the sun sets, 

an afterglow evaporates 

into darkness strobed 

by the lighthouse. 

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BACK DAYS 

Looking back, 

vision blurs 

in cataract sights 

of rocks or deer 

in the pasture, 

of lake surface 

or highway heat waves, 

fog, smoke, tears 

no longer clear 

future and past 

commingle 

in present daze 

days after days.