When the Evening Darkens – v2

When the evening darkens

and the day cools , slowing down,

and the stars flicker to light

before the fireworks

remembering our independence

the birth of our nation

I sat on the blanket

with a smile on my face

listening to the band reminisce

not by their conversation,

but by their playing, singing, strumming

old songs, familiar tunes, we all knew

Humming along in the wisp of the dusk

enjoying the stilling of the day

the murmuring and squeals of the children

running a bit slower now

on the lawn, in the dimming

the cooling of the night

edited June 1, 2014

When the Evening Darkens – v2

June 24, 2006 12:29

When the Evening Darkens

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/06/when-evening-darkens.html

Thinking of the joy of the quieting time at the

July 4^th celebration on the lawn of

Wesley United Methodist Church

www.concordwumc.org

each year

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