Tag: sunset

Whistler Valley

Day comes to end
In hyper-blue
And gleaming amber

Icy wind rips
Up the valley floor
Churning turquoise and obsidian

Beneath the placid azure
Of a witness sky
Waiting for the stars

I marvel
At all the many worlds I see
From just one place
In time and space

Moments within moments
Scenes within scenes
Lives in the midst of living

If only I take
The time to look

Amber gold
Sun wraps the day
In magic hues

A gift to put away
In darkest places
And there stay wrapped

‘Til morning comes

A house of light
In dawn’s new light
Its amber glow
Lights my soul

Which carries me
Throughout the day
Until the amber
Comes again

Darkness falls
Upon the desert
Driving daylight’s
Golden rays
Beyond the Earth

But at the edge
Brief silhouette
As sunlight rages
And resists

I love finding
Improbable places
Where my reason
And imagination
Are equally taxed

When the unimaginable
Becomes reasonable
Imagination soars

As a long day working
Draws to a close
The clouds roll in
The sun draws low
The wind goes calm

Clouds and Islands darken
Hinting at the night to come
And the sleep
The long overdue sleep
Darkness welcomes

Sometimes the sun can’t set fast enough
No matter how beautiful
Because all I want
Is a crack at a new day

I take a deep breath
Refuse to let this moment pass
Without the appreciation
Every moment deserves

The fire burns hottest
Not in the flames
But in the embers
Which continue to burn
Long after the fire
Has burned out

Perhaps
All that glitters
Is not gold

But I recline
Beneath a golden sky
Above a glittering sea

And therein lies
The greatest wealth
I’ll ever need