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Sunsets Reflect Us

Distance belongs to clouds
How they drift, lost
a picture of anguish
leaving empty spaces
to rush, pink and flushed
into each new dawn.

Impatiently they wait
for their sunset fires to burn
then they darken -
dying with not 
a flutter of regret.

 Suzanne Delaney

For Leonora's Sunset Contest
Written 
8/12/04

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Robert Ludden Date: 10/9/2013 11:03:00 AM I can see how one might be tempted to extenuated eloquence over many sunsets, but you cap that with surprise understatement that confirms you maturity as a poet. And by god it works! Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 9/11/2013 9:19:00 PM Hi SUZ, wondering if your taking a little vacation...haven't seen a new one from you... :-)... thinking of you..Linda Login to Reply

Mustapha Mohammed Date: 8/30/2013 5:55:00 PM I like this one Suz. Congrats on your fine win. Login to Reply

Skat A Date: 8/20/2013 9:15:00 PM Suz, a nice winning poem .congrats... love ~SKAT~ Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 8/19/2013 5:07:00 PM Hi Suz, a beautiful sunset poem ... congratulations!! ..xox...Linda Login to Reply

Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/18/2013 8:43:00 AM So well done, congratulations. Login to Reply

Joseph May Date: 8/18/2013 8:27:00 AM congrats on your win Suz Login to Reply

Len Gasun Date: 8/18/2013 5:01:00 AM Congratulations on your second place win my dear friend Suz. Thank you so much for your very spectacular and outstanding poem. I love it so much and so enjoyed. Thank you so much as well for your full support. Have a blessed day! Big hugs! Love lots, Leonora Login to Reply

James Rasmusson Date: 8/13/2013 7:09:00 AM Suz, glad you enjoyed my "Friends of the Night" poem. Your "Sunset" above has a similar 'after dark' feel. I especially like the words "then they darken- dying with not a flutter of regret". ~Jim MeanderthalMan Login to Reply

Christine Phillips Date: 8/12/2013 8:41:00 AM Hi SUZ, Nice poem with strong imagery. "for their sunset fires to burn" A very captivating line illustrated here. Login to Reply

Poet Tacito Date: 8/12/2013 8:11:00 AM There are a lot of underlying messages here. "Our choices make us", as they say. This is a tremendous example of that. Nicely done. Login to Reply

S. Nadia Azam Shah Bukhari Date: 8/12/2013 7:47:00 AM Nice, I really like it. I am your new friend here. Best of luck. Login to Reply

Nette Onclaud Date: 8/7/2013 11:17:00 AM awesome take on the theme, SuZ; i was totally take by your emd line.. fabulous!..;) huggs Login to Reply