communion

communion

my favorite time
just before dusk
angled, softer, 
light graces
grazing tree trunks
final warmth 
for bathing birds 
and my old bones

sun drops
below the horizon
busyness fades
fewer cars pass
as families settle 
for the evening
scents waft— 
Chinese spices,
steaks grilling 
up the street

mind slows
as light gives way