Farm field at sunrise – Photo by Federico Respini, Courtesy of Unsplash
The Longest Day
It snuck up on me again
timidly allowing tomorrow to be shorter
slipping slowly at first then faster
til dark overtakes light
then comes to a halt letting light start to catch up
and as it stretches into next year
it sneaks up on me again
Ed Minch, Chestertown, 2019
Peter Sweetser says
It is a phenomenon that seems to make a greater impression as the years pass…. Thoughtful and appreciated, Ed
Peter
Melinda Bookwalter says
Thank you, Ed. It does the same for me. I swear my father used to delight in saying “Days are only going to get shorter from now . . .” while I was reveling in thoughts of a whole summer with no school.