Closing in on 10pm. First firework of the season, lights and sound and moments of noise followed by sudden deep silence. Somebody coughing in the street. Doors opening closing, pub music echoing wall to wall and unsure whether late visitors just arrived or first guests already decided to head home. Some hours later, fully here and tremendously tired. Pictures whirling and settling like snowflakes. Waiting for a movie to form. Have a calm night wherever you are.
Later. Calming conversations, inner voices included. Trying to grasp the sound of the district that spreads around this house. Some sense of direction established, as good as it can be a few hours later. A glass of wine, chocolate and not much more. Have a safe night wherever you are.
Hours later, elsewhere, familiar neighbourhoods and somehow out of touch with time once more. The remaining and the available light, the candles on the terrace, constellations high above, and restless little stars dancing through the living room right across the street. A phone keeps ringing, someone tries and fails to use a flute on traditional yet more complex tunes, harsh voices arguing in unknown languages. Waiting for the late bus to dim the day, an odd kind of temporary habit that maybe shouldn't be turned routine. Like so many other things as well. Have a peaceful night wherever you are.
Considerably later, Sunday pale and thin. The silent hideout and its dark windows. The late sounds of loud and unsettling music between here and the park. A neighbour being walked around by his dog. Green scooter lights, a blinking car and a flickering chandelier in a living room just across. Still, some brightness of a waning dusk above black roofs. Enough substance to shape dreams of. Have a soothing night wherever you are.
Much later. The ability of senses to collect vast loads of input. And the inability of the brain to process these in full, let alone mind and soul. Calming down, dizzy and nervous in many ways. Waiting for dreams to settle and remake stories. Have a soft night wherever you are.