Redeeming the Day

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REDEEMING THE DAY

I can't say
That I redeem
Each day with
Thoughts and writings
Worthy of the name.
I merely catch
A few in my sieve

To save till
The last light
Sinks in the
West, and I
Stand on the shore
Wondering that I've been,
And that there is no more.