while day might be over soon

the sun is setting
on the winter day
and I
have yet
anything to have said
to you

be well
I could say
(and hardly be original)
and is possible
insofar as you are able
be better

not
to win
or for a prize
excepts its own

ask for help
if you need it
and I daresay ask where and
when
you might get 
it

negotiating perhaps
to give
as well to receive
(and
yes
I know the one
is better than the other
but they both exist and sometimes
should interplay

better
and keep better and maybe
for others you know
who
need the better
you
can provide

be well
then
be better
aim for good seasons
all around as
may
be done

night is arriving here
have a good night
day or night
where
you might be

friend

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photo by Aurélien Lemasson-Théobald on Unsplash 

[actually, I’ve written you a lot; this is the last thing]