Sunset Sonnet Vibrations Poem by Jonathan ROBIN

SUNSET SONNET VIBRATIONS

Flamingo flames flare fitfully, restore
fey fanfare firework vistas sparkling West.
Dusk's twilight sky shows gorgeous colours more
gorgeous still compared to emptiness
of night's dark empire, highlights all before
final flickers, filtered, fail, life blessed.
Now Nature slumbers. Memory's dream store
snaps insights from some random frames at rest.
Faery fire tongues with oblivion war,
suspended animation, loss of zest
ignore for promised pregnant plush encore
gestates as wonder. Time through time attests
to paradise reflections palette wed,
pigment variations sky theme spread.

Sun's setting dreams reflections from sky to
unsleeping oceans, echo photon beams,
waves ceaselessly reflect eternal themes
spanning rich rainbow's multicoloured hue.
Calm, harmony, together take their cue
from rite uninterrupted. Last light's gleams
illuminate soul, spirit. Nature seems
at rest, all for the best, as through and through
emotions' motions multiply. Time true
to time repeats circadian rhythm's streams
of consciousness. Imagination teams
in tune with life and light day, night, renew.
Tomorrow's promise shines through palm tree fronds,
or fern, or dune reeds, reinforcing bonds.

Evensong denies day's noise pollution,
sounds shimmer shadow, subtle, minor key
no less intense though major cares may be
melted into context. Some solution
to wordly worries inner ear finds - fusion
of past and future opportunity
may span gap, bridge mind fails to find when we
busy bee from whim to whim confusion.
Night knows no silence, spurns dark tomb's seclusion,
root grows, sap flows, while winter set spring free,
so dark prepares tomorrow's clarity
while mole scares worm beneath calm's balm illusion.
Stars signal stars as relay stations hum,
show silent poet pen by rule of thumb.

Revised 8 October 2021


for previous versions see below
initial title Sunset 6 February 1990 revised 8 May 2008 second sonnet added 24 June 2009 revised 21 March 2013


SUNSET SONNET VIBRATIONS

Flamingo flames flare fitfully, restore
fey fanfare firework vistas sparkling West.
Dusk's twilight sky shows gorgeous colours more
gorgeous still compared to emptiness
of night's dark empire, highlights all before
final flickers, filtered, fail, life blessed.
Now Nature slumbers. Memory's dream store
snaps insights from some random frames at rest.
Faery fire tongues with oblivion war.
Suspended animation, loss of zest
ignores for pregnant promise's encore
gestates as wonder. Time through time attests
to paradise reflections palette wed,
pigment variations sky theme spread.

Sun's setting dreams reflections from sky to
unsleeping oceans, echo photon beams,
waves ceaselessly repeating Nature's themes
to span the rainbow's multicoloured hue.
Calm, harmony, together take their cue
from rite eternal as the last light's gleams
illuminate the spirit that now seems
at rest, all for the best, as through and through
emotions' motions multiply. Time true
to time repeats circadian rhythm's streams
of consciousness. Imagination teams
in tune with life and light day, night, renew.
Tomorrow's promise shines through palm tree fronds,
or fern, or dune reeds, reinforcing bonds.

Evensong denies day's noise pollution,
sounds shimmer shadow, subtle, minor key
no less intense though major cares may be
melted into context. Some solution
to wordly worries inner ear finds - fusion
of past and future opportunity
may span gap, bridge mind fails to find when we
busy bee from whim to whim confusion.
Night knows no silence, spurns dark tomb's seclusion,
root grows, sap flows, while winter set spring free,
so dark prepares tomorrow's clarity
while mole scares worm beneath calm's balm illusion.
Stars signal stars as relay stations hum
and poet soundless pens by rule of thumb.

Revised 21 March 2013


for previous version entitled Sunset Vibrations see below
initial title Sunset 6 February 1990 revised 8 May 2008 second sonnet added 24 June 2009

Sunset Vibrations
Flamingo flames flare fitfully, restore
fey fanfare firework vistas sparkling West.
Dusk's twilight sky shows gorgeous colours more
gorgeous still compared to emptiness
of night's dark empire, highlights all before
final flickers, filtered, fail, life blessed.
Now Nature slumbers. Memory's dream store
snaps insights from some random frames at rest.
Faery fire tongues with oblivion war.
Suspended animation, loss of zest
ignores for pregnant promise's encore
gestates as wonder. Time through time attests
to paradise reflections palette wed,
pigment variations sky theme spread.

Sun's setting dreams reflections from sky to
unsleeping oceans, echo photon beams,
waves ceaselessly repeating Nature's themes
to span the rainbow's multicoloured hue.
Calm, harmony, together take their cue
from rite eternal as the last light's gleams
illuminate the spirit that now seems
at rest, all for the best, as through and through
emotions' motions multiply. Time true
to time repeats circadian rhythm's streams
of consciousness. Imagination teams
in tune with life and light day, night, renew.
Tomorrow's promise shines through palm tree fronds,
or fern, or dune reeds, reinforcing bonds.

Evensong denies day's noise pollution,
sounds shimmer shadow, subtle, minor key
no less intense though major cares may be
melted into context. Some solution
to wordly worries inner ear finds, fusion
of past and future opportunity
may span gap, bridge mind fails to find when we
busy bee from whim to whim confusion.
Night knows no silence, spurns dark tomb's seclusion,
root grows, sap flows, while winter set spring free,
so dark prepares tomorrow's clarity
while mole scares worm beneath calm's balm illusion.
Stars signal stars as relay stations hum
and poet soundless pens by rule of thumb.

for previous version see below


Flamingo flames flare fitfully, restore
fey fanfare firework vistas sparkling West.
Dusk's twilight sky shows gorgeous colours more
gorgeous still compared to emptiness
of night's dark empire, highlights all before
final flickers, filtered, fail, life blessed.
Now Nature slumbers. Memory's dream store
snaps insights from some random frames at rest.
Faery fire tongues with oblivion war.
Suspended animation, loss of zest
ignores for pregnant promise's encore
gestates as wonder. Time through time attests
to paradise reflections palette wed,
pigment variations sky theme spread.

Evensong denies day's noise pollution,
sounds shimmer shadow, subtle, minor key
no less intense though major cares may be
melted into context. Some solution
to wordly worries inner ear finds, fusion
of past and future opportunity
may span gap, bridge mind fails to find when we
busy bee from whim to whim confusion.
Night knows no silence, spurns dark tomb's seclusion,
root grows, sap flows, while winter set spring free,
so dark prepares tomorrow's clarity
while mole scares worm beneath calm's balm illusion.
Stars signal stars as relay stations hum
and poet soundless pens by rule of thumb.

Previous title Sunset 6 February 1990 revised 8 May 2008 second sonnet added 24 June 2009
ROBIN Jonathan 1947_20xx robi03_0301_robi03_0000 SXX_ENX Sunset Vibrations_Flamingo flames flare fitfully, restore
For previous version entitled Sunset see below


Sunset
Flamingo flames flare fitfully, restore
fey fanfare firework vistas sparkling West.
Dusk's twilight sky shows gorgeous colours more
gorgeous still compared to emptiness
of night's dark empire, highlights all before
final flickers, filtered, fail, life blessed.
Now Nature slumbers. Memory's dream store
snaps insights from some random frames at rest.
Faery fire tongues with oblivion war.
Suspended animation, loss of zest
ignores for pregant promise's encore
gestates as wonder. Time through time attests
to paradise reflections pallete wed,
pigment variations sky theme spread.

revised 8 May 2008 for previous version see below

Sunset

Flamingo flames flare fitfully before
fey fanfare fades as night falls in the West,
filters fiery faery tongues that blessed
dusk's twilight sky. The gorgeous colours more
gorgeous still compared to emptiness
of night's dark empire, highlight all the more
those final flickers frail, that sigh, fail, die.

Now Nature slumbers. Memory may store
an insight snapped, a random frame at rest,
suspended animation, loss of zest,
yet pregnant with the promise that once more
the miracle repeated time attests:
variations on a theme as pour
paradise reflections from the sky.

16 February 1990