horizon

The horizon is holding up the sun
shining as a floating torch upon the sea,
the moon is rising in the east
pale as a see-through disc
above the cliffs.
Time is now both night and day,
black and white exchange to grey
and the tide moves uncertainly between
a premature birth
and a lingering end
as the moment s p r e a d s into infinity
upon the pastel sands

© diane laurie 2010