A Faded Evening

"A Faded Evening" is an epic poem novel charting a man's life as a single, passing day. Unfolding as a confession to his granddaughter, his story moves from a hopeful "dawn" through a "midday" fractured by lost love and ambition. The golden "afternoon" and fiery "sunset" bring duty, family, and reflection. In the end, he confronts the "evening" of his deepest regrets, engaging in a final, philosophical dialogue with Solitude itself before his soul dissolves into the inevitable "night," revealing why a full life can still feel profoundly faded.