David O'Haolin Whalen Poet Rhyme

Sunset Sunrise

The sun a brushstroke 
In the distance
A streak of crimson
'neath the dark

A palette pale
Of Autumn pastel…
The horizon only
A morbid mark


Purple clouds
Weigh down the sun
Brilliant lit below
Yet dark as ink atop

Cloudbanks press
The glow to none…
And cause the light
To dim…then stop
 
Violet hues
Mottle the sky
And daylight bruised
Bids the land goodbye

Takes it’s rest
In it’s nighttime nest
Licks it’s wounds
Til darkness swoons

Then once again, e'er true
Our sunny friend
Returns anew… 
To once more paint the sky

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Sandra Adams November 25, 2012 at 8:11 PM i love the colors of the sunset, and sunrise and you paint them beautifully upon your canvas...i could see it unfolding, thank you for sharing it! David O'Haolin Whalen November 26, 2012 at 9:08 AM Thank you Sandra, and you're as pretty as a sunrise! I appreciate your comment.