The Moment At Evening – Poem by SR Inciardi

A quiet meditation on loss, memory, and the fragile beauty of transition.

SR Inciardi’s The Moment At Evening holds onto the last light—where grief, music, and memory settle like dust in a silent room. Read this stirring poem on Written Tales, and if your words carry weight, submissions are open.

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It comes over many moments gathered
like harsh grains of salt scattered on a counter     scooped up
with one hand pushing to the other     in faint light
under a solemn piano: the same few notes playing
over and over     the way birds carry music
into a broad sky    each note a sound of their fears     a hand
shadowed by the colors of leaving     each note
a part of evening recited in the parts of grieving     late
and then all at once     a time where I lie awake
listening for the moment at evening when night
can fly on     where I still keep a sign of daylight
waiting ‘til morning.

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✍️ About the Authors

SR (Salvatore Richard) Inciardi was born in New York City and attended Brooklyn College and New York University. Since 2022, SR Inciardi's poetry has appeared in the USA and in Europe in various online and print magazines. He previously self-published three books of poetry from 2022 to 2024, all currently appearing on Amazon.

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