Day and Night

After a day of emotional strain...of attempting to fix what could not be fixed, I was ready for the night. I was longing for sleep and the blessed erasure of negative energy, yet I drove automatically to East Beach. For my old dog's sake, I could postpone the coming of the night, move through the evening ritual of water, sand and sunset. I was not expecting to see beauty pouring from the sky...not prepared to be awakened by the day's farewell.