Ted Kooser: A Happy Birthday

This evening, I sat by an open window
and read till the light was gone and the book
was no more than a part of the darkness. 
I could easily have switched on a lamp,
but I wanted to ride this day into night,
to sit alone and smooth the unreadable page
with the pale gray ghost of my hand. 

(i Delights & Shadows)

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