Frank Prem

goodnight, my western sky

every evening the sun
speaks to the western sky

 

goodnight
goodnight dear host
I will leave you
colour

 

I will paint you red
I will gleam in yellow
I will take the shading away

 

you
brilliant in white
before you fade to sleep
beneath the pinpoint stars

 

then tomorrow
I will return

 

tomorrow
will be a day of gold

 

so until then
goodnight my dear western sky
look for me to shine
when the morning comes

 

and the day
is new begun

 

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