observations

both the old man and the baby

sat away from the afternoon sun

together studying each other silently

neither a coo nor cough

eyes of wonder and past fates

fulfilled wrinkles of time and clearness of youth

with these differences

comparisons unite the two

under the blind escaping light

both share reverence and appreciation

for being one in the same

on opposite ends

as the light shrinks into stars

to mark another night

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