Glare
causes us to squint
evade our eyes; look away
The late afternoon sun
slowing traffic yet
not quite low enough to make shadows
almost forgotten
it is an afterthought
a distant memory three hours after dark
The only lights then from slivers of moonlight
a few distant stars or
the flickering green and red of small airplanes
flying across the horizon at
low altitude
trailing only a low hum
.