The sky darkens
to a hazy soft blue
and the dim orange glow
of dusty old light bulbs
seemingly grows brighter
as it pours out of rickety old windows
revealing cracks in their chipped paint
I am aware
it's all just
a matter of perspective
it's like realizing that
the streetlights were on all along
and that they simply couldn't
outshine the sun
Once it's race across the sky was run
and into darkness the earth had spun
windows, streetlights, porch lights, and even brake lights
all shined brightly as if they'd finally won
as if, the dawn of unobscured refulgence had just begun
instead, it would soon again be the dawn of the sun
but the lights were too bright to let that dim their fun
if only for six hours, beyond a shadow of doubt the sun was outdone
and if you would, please pardon my pun!
Nika McGuin
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/refulgence-beyond-a-shadow-of-doubt/
