Sunset
After a long hot summer's day
I sat and watched the sunset.
It seemed as if the air itself
Was hotter than any noon day sun.
The sun looked like a ball of molten fire
As it hung there in the western sky.
It felt as if the sun was setting
On the whole universe.
And as I watched the last few inches of
That great fireball disappear into the horizon
I wondered if the sun would reappear
The next morning.
Or decide that it was through and snuff
Itself out like a forgotten candle.
Life is full of uncertainties.
The best we can do is live our lives
Step by step, minute by minute.
And pray for rain. Josette Davis Key 2011
Copyright © Josette Key | Year Posted 2011
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