shake, rattle, and roll

                                evening


Dark
of the early part of night,
charcoal-and-navy blend:

Respite, to the worker;

oppression, to the desperate;

cover, for the sneak;

Atmosphere, to the romantic;

Peace, for the writer, or present-wrapper;

reflection-time, in Ohio;

porch-swing time, in Kentucky;

cocktail-time, in New York;
Coffee-and-work-reading-time, in Washington;
in the world's unsafe un-free trouble-spots, running-time

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