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Sunset Poems | Examples of Sunset Poetry

Sunset Poems - Examples of all types of sunset poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for sunset.
Premium Member Just Clouds
Just Clouds They seem just ordinary fill for a background, a fuzzy white or gray that doesn't grab the eye and distract from the more deserving stuff like trees, sweeping ocean views and mountain lakes. Clouds lack a clean line. They seldom get...Read the rest...
Categories: sky, storm, sunset,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Setting Sun
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The orange gold stretches far and wide, the color of fire hearths and tangerines. It is but the reflection of the dawn, the promise of the rising sun that comes after the velvety night has...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member Regal Reign
A subtle shift in the shadows of sunset exposes the splendid Moon as She rises. Just as a cunning gambler hedges his bet She shines Her best displaying Her surprises. She slinks across the restless sky, a coquette, limning traits...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset, god, light, moon, night,
Form: Ottava rima
Premium Member Life's soundtrack
Awesome sunset, silence talks, only the birds' soundtrack on. A huge red sun sinks into the sea, the horizon is the artist painting different pictures to admire. What a magnificent show our nature offers to our...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset, allegory, beach, beauty, bird,
Form: Free verse
The lost Sailor
Sat upon the mountain, high above the world below, The stars in the sky twinkled with a burning glow. Heart ached with loneliness in the silence of the night, In darkness deep and void of light,sought the spark...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset, character, deep, depression, desire,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Daffodil Yellow
When my earthquakes everything I'm trying to circus balance on my last ounce of positive will the Jenga begins to fall But there are a couple of things that calm me down before the rubble...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset, cute love, daffodils, feelings,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Surfing the bardo
It is at eventide When scarlet turns red We feel the light of God inside Our presence by bliss beats led Rests in the toroidal heart By soma nectar fed Stillness is an art Requiring identity to recede That flow of...Read the rest...
Categories: spiritual, sunset,
Form: Terza Rima
Premium Member Sunset's Quest
In tones of a blushing sunset, Folding, midway between graceful And twilight, hesitating On the verge of a wind’s song, Quivering with light, Familiar yet like a silent smile, Serene and acquainted with the stars, Lessons in sky talk, Melting hearts and...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, sunset,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Mellow Moon
near the close of day violet sun's turned mellow gold rose all aglow then peach and plums swirl whereas blue-green day left, spent red creeps in, silent clouds of antique rose where has cream butterfly gone fireflies on the lawn marble moon appears glowing in...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset, beautiful, color, moon, nature,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Pepe's Coffee Lounge
I was one of the cool set, navy blue duffle coat, scarf around my neck, seated at a table in Pepe's Coffee Lounge discussing Baudelaire and T.S. Eliot and the demise of the political elites. The conscription ballot hung over...Read the rest...
Categories: nostalgia, social, sunset, time,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Summer Loss
Eyes gaze over lines, heart buckles under the pressure. A lonely ride, it's been pronounced, I've lost everything. Tiny violins between their ears, large trumpets in mine. A wake-up call? Which part of me has gone, for I no longer recognize. Change of...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset, beauty, blue, deep, dream,
Form: Free verse
Breathtaking
Stunning sunset Overlooking highest peak Set a mood for love....Read the rest...
Categories: inspirational, nature, romantic, sunset,
Form: Haiku
Sunset
The sun dips below The line, painting the sky Hues of perfection....Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, beauty, nature, sunset,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Twilight
there goes the sun dragging the moon twilight...Read the rest...
Categories: sunset,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Sunset at Kiawah
Kiawah's sun dips, Marshes blush in soft pastels, Spring whispers low. Egrets dance in twilight's grace, Day ends in a gentle sigh....Read the rest...
Categories: sea, sunset,
Form: Tanka

Specific Types of Sunset Poems

Definition | What is Sunset in Poetry?

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