Sunset Poem by Afrooz Jafarinoor

Sunset

Rating: 5.0


The sun was about to set
When the darkness swallowed it
And the blood of the sun gushed on the horizon
Then a hand out of many hands of the dark
Came into my chest
And crushed my heart.

Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: sunset
COMMENTS OF THE POEM

Increadable imagery my friend. Well done!

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Afrooz 25 March 2018

Honored to read your comment.

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Tom Allport 15 June 2017

a sweet then bitter poem of the realities of being alive? ...........well written.

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Afrooz Jafarinoor 15 June 2017

Thanks for the nice comment

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Nosheen Irfan 23 June 2016

A very powerful write on sunset. Amazing imagery. A fellow poet on PH recommended it. I thank him because it's a must-read poem. Great work.

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Afrooz Jafarinoor 30 June 2016

I thank that kind friend too.

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Unnikrishnan E S 23 June 2016

Hi Afrooz, I enjoyed reading the poem- I have read an ancient sanskrit shloka (though I an unable to recollect it) , picturising the sunset (Sandhya) as the parting of lovers sun and earth and sun sheds his blood unable to bear the separation, though it is for a few 'pahars'. Your poem reminded me of it. Beautiful. Excellent image expressed in most suited phrases. I would invite you to read a poem by the same name posted today in ph by my friend, Ms Nosheen Irfan. Thanks.

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Afrooz Jafarinoor 30 June 2016

That must be a great poem. Thank you!

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Pamela Sinicrope 17 April 2016

Whoa! I love poems about sunsets....but I've never read one where the sunset was alive and reached out. This is a really cool poem. I felt your pain. Very well done.

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Afrooz Jafarinoor 30 June 2016

Thank you dear Pam! Yes the sunset is a live show we watch every day.

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