Ashes at Dusk
The meadow lark painting...
the one where the woman is looking up
and the sun is bright, burning orange
and the rest of it is brown and muted.
I learned that this dark color was called
raw umber.
There's also burnt umber, and yellow ochre.
Whoever painted that one knows
at the end of the day
there's a moment
when time stops.
The color of the day then, is muted. Not known.
The sun's light is the last strong glimmer.