O DIMINISHING LIGHT

"O Diminishing Light," Montana BLACK spray paint, art marker, acrylic paint, and mica powder on 4" x 6" recycled cardboard postcard.

One of the cards I sent out as part of my "O Eschaton" series of poems for the 2021 Poetry Postcard Fest.

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O DIMINISHING LIGHT

O Diminishing Light, as the sun sinks
below the horizon at the ocean’s edge—

sunset, dusk, twilights three—
civil, nautical, and astronomical—

before night arrives and only soft light
from glowing embers of the beach fire

and faint starlight remain—
earth and heaven attempting to keep

the darkness muted and muzzled
while a group of youth listen to electronic

Indi-pop and laugh and drink
in the sand near the scrub pine and dunes.

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All artwork and poems by Troy Kehm-Goins © 2021 Troy's Work Table Publishing.