How fast it seems that darkness comes
Was it not just minutes ago was shining the sun
Now the bare trees have become black ghosts against the silver sky
The water that was just shortly before blue
Now murky and black in hue
The sounds of animals that were once scurrying about
Now all bedded down, silence abounds  
Was not my heart just lit with a candle of light
Snuffed out quickly with a whispered goodbye
Yes, how fast darkness comes
When just moments before all was bright