Science  Write  Now

Excerpt from The Dying Alchemists by Nicholas Bennett and illustrated by Tina Wilson. Available from One Tentacle Publishing

At the end of the day,

rays of light,

that moments ago

sliced the sky,

glance the Earth,

scattering

in cold space

already so far away

dimming

softening

twilight comes

darkness

midnight calls

On nights like these,

alone

surfing untethered thoughts

I sometimes

catch a glimpse,

a flash

a taste

of what could be