A sunset
I love
Even more
The opportunity
To greet its return
It is no different
With the cycle of life
And death
And rebirth
The burst of amber
Draws the eye
With its shameless
Brazen vibrance
I find the rhythm of being
And there take in
All that is
Spread out into infinity
There are stars
Beyond blue sky
Uncountable stars
And planets circling
Most of them, and
Some with moons like ours
I travel the path before me
Accepting the unknown
Grace, beauty, the sense of the divine
Whether or not these qualities exist in the world
In the objects I observe
Or are a construction of my consciousness
I share the experience of them
With every other human being
While steel rails compress
Concrete ties depress
And the ground rumbles
Trembling underfoot