Twilight...

© J. Bridger 2011

It is neither day, nor night.  

It is twilight.

We don’t see the sun, nor can we yet see the stars, 

but still there is light.  

All green fades to black. 

The only colors are pink and blue and yellow.

It is still easy to see, at first, but as stars appear, the familiar become enchanted.  

Trees and flowers and buildings stand as sharp silhouettes against the sky that fades from bright to dark.  

The most drab thing in daylight becomes beautiful, 

and the most beautiful becomes grotesque. 

 It holds the fancy of faeries and elves and dwarves -

the monsters and demons still fear the shadows of sunlight lingering on the horizon. 

 Until at last, twilight fades to dusk, 

and dusk to night.