Apollo closes his fiery eye,

Colors melt from the western sky.

Twilight steals on dusky feet,

Night sounds swell and shadows meet.

Darkened forest—misty dell—

A realm of shadows casts its spell.

Though I'm a creature of the light,

I'm mesmerized by moods of night.

Nocturnal pathways beckon me

Into a world I cannot see:

Primeval memories of a birth

When darkness veiled the face of Earth.

While others choose sunrise sublime,

I fantasize in twilight time.

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