Water Sunset Poems

The salt-stung wind, a ragged thief, stole whispers
from the edge of my coat, the ocean's breath, a heavy sigh.
Crimson bled across the horizon, a raw...

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A serene sunset paints the alluvium at the shore line in tones reminiscent of a blushing bride. The glassy surface of the lake reflects the...

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An artists paintbrush splashes againt a white canvas,
like the sun on an untouched sea
the palette of vibrant colours the same as
the rays of light reflecting...

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Calm, clear blue water
Fishing boat in the sunset
Mirror the sky....

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On those dark, winter evenings, when the frost tinged wind burns your skin with each weak sputtering breath, I find myself longing for a crisp...

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In the shade, under the banyan tree,
Where the man lays his heavy head
And rests his pounding heart;
He whispers in his dreams,
His hopes in his life,...

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If everything weren't roses
gliding on a lonely lagoon
and eyes stared at skies ever blue:
you wouldn't show your enthusiasm too soon;
if nobody played strange games
to hurt...

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SUNSETS

ONE TAKE MESMERING 
DEAR TO ME AND YOU ALWAYS
LET US SEE IT TOGETHER




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The last embers of a sunset
sink below a dark horizon
almost mirroring a Rothko
painting in its somber
and weighted tones.
A sadness has found
a place to settle 
for...

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In ancient woods where shadows softly dance and play,  
The whispers of old times are caught at close of day.  
Among the silent...

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It's dusk, almost an hour from sunset
and the wood thrush is not cheery;
his melody is a whisper heard in a lot,
where he sang with others...

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The sky broke like an egg into full sunset
and the water caught fire.
—Pamela Hansford Johnson

Sailor’s Sunset

Plummeting orb, hoary red sun,
envelopes us - we’ve just begun.
The...

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Just Clouds

They seem just ordinary fill
for a background, a fuzzy white
or gray that doesn't grab the eye
and distract from the more deserving
stuff like trees, sweeping...

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All day the world has waited
for me to come and rest here,
to welcome me into a picture
it has composed with people 
walking their dogs along...

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"One day, . . . I saw the sunset forty-four times! . . . You know—one loves the sunset, when one is so sad."
 Quote...

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