Lost Light

A poem

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Darkness appearing earlier each day
The sun in all its glory fading away

Shadows left haunting where it shone so bright
Missing once was, with all its light

Disappearing warmth departing so fast
Burdened with time passing, we won’t outlast

Air grows colder, the clock ticks on
Moments now heavy with weighted song

Of a world now muted and gray
Clinging to fleeting light with our dismay

In these quiet hours, as darkness creeps in
The ache for what’s lost mournfully deepens

For it’s not the loss of light that remains
It’s the feeling of sorrow that comes with each change

© Petra Clark 2024