And as the sun does sink behind
Those dark and distant hills,
A halo of its afterglow
Does light the evening skies,
A golden crown before me now
And over land adorned,
That shines throughout its Kingdom far
Before the moon does rise.
As stillness of the dusk now brings
A hush upon the air,
A sense of peace that shall prevail
Throughout the coming night,
For there the silken clouds do shine
In scarlet as they pass,
They float upon the gentle breeze
And catch the fading light.
Horizon burns with passion now
Yet soon the fire will fade,
And then shall yield to darkness when
The moon and stars appear,
The sun begins its journey far
And bids a sad farewell,
For now the evening fades away
And night shall soon be here.
Wonderful and capturing poem, you bring out the meaning of (delightful) in this poem! ! Great read Andrew! ! *10*! ! ! Friend Thad
Andrew, this is absolutely stunning work....Mellifluous, crisp structuring & resplendent imagework, highlight this pen-gem. Your poetical largesss continues to impress! ~ FjR ~
what a pleasant evening is painted here....with the soft pace as we actually experience...the momentry appearance of evening and night... All three stanzas are pictorial and perfectly contructed with rhyme and rhythm... **Abha**
I know what you mean of that glow Andrew, strange how your words seem so often to paint with such a sheen Love duncan X
You write with a firm command of the language and enthrall us with great Imagery Andrew. Sid.
Andrew you write so skillfully and most of all genuinely Love duncan X
Andrew, I have to tell you, this moved me so, the way you filled this with so much imagery that enlighens the heart as the reader takes it from stanza to stanza, very well penned.... But then again you are my favorite poet next to Sara Teasdale! ! Bonnie
There are points when the flows smoothly from point to point but some of your word choice seemed to break it up a bit when I read it aloud. Nice effort.
Stunning poem! ! ! ....loved every line from start to finish...what an amazing poet you are..you're use of words create such an explosive visual impact for the reader. Outstanding! ! ! 10/10 from me best wishes Jon.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
An excellent poem Andrew. A very captivating write. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Thanks Richard.