When the Sun Bids Goodbye

Sometimes when the sun
Hovering on the horizon in the eventide
On a cold, windy winter day
Is bidding goodbye at the close of day

I watch it almost wistfully
Wishing it would linger much longer 
Oh, the beautifully bright glow
And the glory of it, I truly treasure

What could be more magnificent?
A molecule of melancholy hangs high 
In the frigid air as I watch the setting sun 
Slowly and steadily sink into the sea

I watch it drowning, and I wish it would  
Grow arms and safely swim out to shore, to me 
Is it so wrong to wish it stays through a cold night
To bless me with a wealth of warmth?

I know with crystal-clear certainty, it will 
Generously grace me with its presence 
At tomorrow's sunrise
I morosely miss it, still



Submitted for...
Alliteration - Old or New Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Joseph May
Date originally written: 11/09/2018
Date submitted: 08/31/2022

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