Belmont Vista

Belmont wallows in westering 
twilight, sheep graze in cold 
pastures, hares scamper, 
ignoring a circling hawk.

Blackpool's urban sprawl crawls off 
up to the scarred horizon, the Tower 
pricks the heavens like a syringe, 
spilling the blood-red sun.

Evening falls, I'm all alone
and free to stare,  
a wondrous, star-flecked firmament
in phosphorescent flare!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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February 25, 2009 at 10:10 AM
The vivid imagery conveys your thoughts in a creative way.Nice use of similie in stanza two. This one begs for more than one reading. Thank you for sharing it with us and for your kind comments on my haiku. Have a good day. Karen
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