EVENTIDE

It was so difficult to focus on work today 
My mind was all over the place 
The tiredness of the night 
Rolled out of bed with me
And the cares of life, won't let me be 

But somehow, someway, I've made it through 
And as the sun fades 
Into the grey darkness of eventide 
I find myself sitting on my favorite rock 
Overlooking the sea

The freshness of the salty air
Steadily strokes my face
And with each passing wave
Negative thoughts and cumbersome feelings 
Were magically erased 

Nothing like your quiet place
To expand your mind
Moving pass the hypothetical 
Into the arms of the divine 

Hours rolled by without a thought 
And soon the moon 
Was kissing the velvet sky 
As the North Star declares 
It's distinctive mark

And for those fleeting moments 
Nature took a hold of my soul 
And my entire being was granted new life
In the shadow and comfort of eventide.

Wilford Barker.