Sunset

Day's royal blue canopy fades into the outer recesses of space and time As hoary sun sheds its fiery cloak for a deeper hue Gilding light retracts its flaming parasol to horizon's edge Last burning ember coalesces into a patchwork of glowing cinders        Shades of bright yellow diluted into coarser pinks, reds Twilight kisses Helios' parting rays filtering light through a dispersed prism Diffused light obfuscates glaring shadows and richer contrasts brew Harmonious band of colors blended into the melting pot stew The parade of colors christens the solitude of tranquil eve anew The plush canvas emanates an aesthetic charm refined love to imbue Linking mortal bonds to eternity's immutable chorus of beauty and bliss Nocturnal creatures spring from lairs and croon chilling anthem to the blazing panoply