BEFORE THE NIGHT FALLS

Dark just before dawn,

beyond the curtains,

beyond the glass

the sounds of children

approaching, passing.

The day has began

to them, life

has began.

They rush, they

run

to catch it.

Evening, autumn

darkness;

beyond the curtains,

beyond the glass

the sounds of children

come

and go; they

play and run

in electric circles

of light

like fireflies

they come

and go.

The day is ending,

their lives

are growing

through the

autumn dark,

rushing,

running

to the years,

so soon

so soon here,

when

behind the

glass, behind

the curtains,

in an electric circle

of pale light

they listen

and they wait

for the

sounds to grow

distant, for

the life

to pass, for

the night.

18.09.2018