Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm in a Sonnet by William Shakespeare Instruction Active

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In me thou seest the twilight of such day,

As after sunset fadeth in the west,

Which by and by black night doth take away,

Death's second self that seals up all in rest.

- "Sonnet 73,"

William Shakespeare

What is the best paraphrase of these lines?

What is the central idea of these lines?