African Sunset Poem by nkosana Mpofu

African Sunset



Her eye, an amazing ball of fire
Spherical, amber, orange-red
Without lashes, with glamour.
Colours fuse, red, pink, orange, yellow,
Mutating through that array,
Throwing colour behind dark clouds,
Giving them a pink backdrop.
Illusionary flames burn my soul.
Houses on the ridge flamoxed in amber.
I bask in her radiance,
Mop up that spectacle,
internalise it to lift my spirits.
I hear darkness tumble upon the land,
Crushing something in me.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Siyabonga A Nxumalo 20 August 2013

Wow! ..beautiful poem bro, keep it up.. Siya_! !

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Nontobeko Dlamini 20 August 2013

Yes! We have a moment of beauty just before darkness. A beautiful poem.

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