what a difference a day makes
I
In the evening, love returns,
Like a wand’rer ’cross the sea;
In the evening, love returns
With a violet for me;
In the evening, life’s a song,
And the fields are full of green;
All the stars are golden crowns,
And the eye of God is keen.
II
In the evening, sorrow dies
With the setting of the sun;
In the evening, joy begins,
When the course of mirth is done;
In the evening, kisses sweet
Droop upon the passion vine;
In the evening comes your voice:
“I am yours, and you are mine.”
💞
In the Evening by Fenton Johnson
Tomorrow I get a window
to sleep beside
a whiff of fresh air
blowing curtains
a square of rounded sunlight
to begin my days
Tomorrow I get a path
to the ocean
a few steps away
seagulls and surf
a whole bunch of sand
to lighten my way
Tomorrow I get a place
for this moment
a family to help
a new one to assist
friends to be made
a new place to stay
Tomorrow I take a step
into my own life
a way to begin
it’s really a start
just one tiny step forward
from these feet made of clay
❤️
Amy Lloyd
life: acoustic & amplified 