Sunset
Sunset
In the late afternoon hours
Of a sizzling sunny summer day
Gazing from a rustic bower,
On a sandy beach in the west,
At the bright slowly setting sun
Presents a delightful sight
On the far distant horizon.
It is a sight beyond belief
As the sun dashes its crimson rays
Without any sign of relief
On the undulating waves,
That do crash against coral reefs
To form a long milky stretch,
That shortly dies in the lagoon.
It is a sight beyond compare,
That bestows immense joy to the heart,
Peace and quietude to the mind
And a sense of solace imparts
To the soul that one cannot find
In the hustle of the city,
Devoid of such beauty.
Soon the sizzling sun slides in the sea
At the far distant horizon,
Heralding the onset of dusk
While the sky, hitherto crimson,
Turns light grey, driving the sparrows
And other birds to seek refuge
In their nests with a tinge of sorrow.
With the parting of the splendid day,
As prelude to the coming night,
Cheerful stars up high make their way
Glittering dimly in the sky
Alongside a new crescent moon
That plays hide and seek behind the clouds
And in the heavens fades away soon.
Shortly the dark night creeps in
Invading the land in its gloom,
Marking the time to scan within
The vast depth of the inner self,
To engage in some blissful dreams
Or to rest after a day`s sweat
To pick up strength to move upstream.
Like the sunset is human life:
Begotten by the divine grace,
Man, after his journey full of strife
Fades away in the vast unknown,
Shrouded in the darkness of night,
Bearing with him but his noble deeds
As from the earth he takes his flight.
Yet a new dawn will rise tomorrow
And surely with it a new sunrise
And a new sunset will follow:
Like the sunset is human soul,
It is immortal and never decays,
But shifts from body to body
And lives for ages and ages
Until it wrecks the chain to merge
With the Supreme Soul for eternity,
Until it attains the Divinity.
Copyright © Krishnanand Guptar | Year Posted 2023
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