I know
the sun doesn't leave,
it merely hides.
And the divides
between its arrivals
are the same
approximately,
each time.
So then why...
Why does this
absence of shine
feel like
double the last,
and so on?
An exponential
soulstice
bolstered, lengthened
by memories.
Shall I go on?
The day absconds
with the light:
an eyelid closing.
But I know
it's just a long wink.
I like your use of the
I like your use of the metaphor, and your pun on solstice . . .
Starward