we say goodnight,
then goodnight,
and once more a goodnight
of softening kisses –
just as the dawn
cracks the night
I count the hours of you
that remain to me,
and tuck them about us –
thin comfort against
the coming light
© Sarah Whiteley
Tag / farewell
dahlias
in one last,
luminous bloom
-summer erupts-
golden, wondrous
sun-drenched sentiment
a perfectly
whorled farewell
© Sarah Whiteley
