The Author Guy by Larry B. Gildersleeve (Sept 25, 2024)

25th September 2024

Hello out there,

Welcome back. Not too long ago, I delivered a eulogy for a high school classmate. I ended it

with a poem I included in my award-winning book Blue by You. If found it in a tiny newspaper

clipping tucked into my father’s Bible after his death twenty-five years ago. I’ve never been able

to determine the author, and many have asked for a copy because it speaks to one person’s wish

to their beloved when the inevitability of death comes calling. I wanted to share it with you.

When Twilight Comes

When twilight comes across the quiet land,

I crave your presence, you who understand.

The comradeship of word and look and smile;

the gentle talk and laughter after a while,

and homeward walk across the wave-worn sand.

How will it be, I wonder, when the grand

full midday glow of life has vanished, and

the sun’s last rays fall coldly on the dial,

when twilight comes?

Oh, that we two together still may stand;

undone, perchance, the deeds we hoped and planned,

tired and very old, yet missing naught

of tenderness or olden word or thought,

God grant that life may leave us hand in hand,

when twilight comes.

Until next week … Vaya con Dios 

Larry B. Gildersleeve