shadows on the wall

insubstantial yet beautiful
flickering in golden hues
a dying day's delight
crisp black outlines
blurred by sun's last rays
as if the day were enfolding
its arms to say adieu
beckoning to a substance
just echoed not entailed
it leads me on to glory
to what will come instead
until the sun stops shining
until the night reigns full
i'll yearn to hold the hope
that calls within my soul
don't settle for the shadows
believe a new dawn waits
though soft and so inviting
they but a doorway make
i will bow in expectation
until the morning comes
this faith will never fail
beyond the veil it breaks