Only the sky-line
is orange
the lawns are still frosted
with dew,
and the lamps are on;
they do not know
day has come.
The ticking clock
echoes
an unseen crow
cries from his perch
one lone car
rumbles down an
empty road.
Time doesn’t stop
even for a moment.
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