Cynthia Baker
Twilight
Evening star,
diamond strong enough
to pierce high, amber
clouds of almost-night,
with turquoise chips
of sky reduced to ebony
as stones sink into
shadow and the
moon floats free.

Evening star,
diamond strong enough
to pierce high, amber
clouds of almost-night,
with turquoise chips
of sky reduced to ebony
as stones sink into
shadow and the
moon floats free.