Sunset Sunrise
The sun a brushstroke
In the distance
A streak of crimson
'neath the dark
A palette pale
Of Autumn pastel…
The horizon only
A morbid mark
Purple clouds
Weigh down the sun
Brilliant lit below
Yet dark as ink atop
Cloudbanks press
The glow to none…
And cause the light
To dim…then stop
Violet hues
Mottle the sky
And daylight bruised
Bids the land goodbye
Takes it’s rest
In it’s nighttime nest
Licks it’s wounds
Til darkness swoons
Then once again, e'er true
Our sunny friend
Returns anew…
To once more paint the sky
Copyright © David O'Haolin Whalen | Year Posted 2012
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