Night Approach

Scudding clouds of mauve and pink As the sun begins to sink Behind the mountains, distant blue An artists sky a vivid hue Long gold shafts of fading light Welcoming approaching night Dipping deeper bold red sun For the day is almost done Swallows as they dart and dive At bees return to the hive On high a melancholy song Retiring for a night of long And as the dark begins to spread The moon holds up her silver head And twinkling stars begin to glow And all is peaceful, down below