Sunset Tales

An orange sun lands, bursts of burnt orange flares and the highway shimmers gives up the heat of the day flames still simmering under the cracked blacktop. Driving squint-eyed into a vivid afterglow. I am taking pictures with my mind, developing, downloading filing away snapshots of this weltering of light. I have to get home it's getting late and I must show her those images while they are still fresh. She will coo and ah while I proudly relay the best miracle of the day only half believing me.