Setting Sun

By skinner_jennifer

Fri, 19 Apr 2019
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10 comments
 

This golden glow

Shines silently...

Night will soon

Spread through

Shedding light

From darkness,

 

Capture such

Essence as

Beams

Roll out

Glowing

Sleeping bag,

 

Rays blinding

Till warmth

Kisses horizon,

Every trace of

Life retired,

 

This dramatic

Landscape

Remains

Left alone

To sleep.

 

 

Photo is my own.

 

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by mark p on

I like this, nice and sparse with not a word wasted.

 

Submitted by celticman on

sounds a bit biblical jenny. Ominous, even (but that might be me). 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for comment Mark, it's nice to know you enjoyed.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Jack,

nothing biblical or ominous in my thoughts when I wrote this poem, just an observation of what I was thinking.

Jenny.

P S I changed some of the wording to sound softer.

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

An interesting idea of the darkness shedding the light as sun sets, as the light sheds/overcomes the darkness away as soon as the sun rises! And the dramatic landscape still there, unseen, asleep. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for reading Rhiannon and for your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

"shedding light from darkness" is this stars?  it's a lovely phrase

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for reading Di,

I'm glad you liked that phrase. To be honest it's whatever you want it to be, I'm just grateful you enjoyed and thank you for letting me know.

Jenny. 

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

The poem reminds me of camping and sleeping under the stars.

That's the life, wonderful! Tom

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for reading Tom, I always appreciate your thoughts. By the way I know what you mean about sleeping under the stars, used to do a lot of that when I was younger.

Jenny.