Long Hidden Until at Last

the setting sun gives life to shadows cast
from secret places
creeping forth from the past
the setting sun gives life to shadows cast
darkness comes revealing fast
heads hung low with hands on faces
the setting sun gives life to shadows cast
from secret places

“Night Shadows” an etching by Edward Hopper, 1921

– This is a Triolet poem. Photo from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Revelation

Truth revealed, barring entrance. Sweat trickled.

Lazarus in Heaven and the Rich Man in Hell by Cornelis Bos, circa 1510-before 1556

– Written for Sometimes Stellar Storyteller Six Word Story Challenge #53. Prompt was “Heaven.” WC 6. Photo from Wikimedia.