Fractured exhausted sun slides low in the dusk hour sky
A lonely sea bird circles and glides
No obvious course in its elevated vision
The complicated westerly breeze arrives at its usual time
Spreading its cooling remedy over the abundant heat of the day
An ancient scripted routine
Yet each celebrated arrival, unique in its delivery
Those present paused to observe the moment
Likely never to develop precisely like this again
The end of another significant day
August 2017