Sunrise and Sunset
Sunrise and Sunset were written to be read as a pair. I wrote the skeleton for these poems whilst on a horseriding camp. I saw the most beautiful sunset through the bus window- its fading light cascaded over the countryside, illuminating the sheep paddocks beside the road. Because an English assigment required me to do about 25 lines, I decided to create a 'brother' poem for Sunset. I've focused on more on imagery rather trying to stick to a specific rhyming pattern.
Any constructive criticism is welcome.
Sunset
Blurred, thin lines die upon the horizon
Breathing their last beam of light,
Periwinkle skies surrender to black
As day gives way into night.
Fairy-floss tufts of pink cloud
Frame the vanishing molten sphere,
The daylight slowly perishes,
They gather to watch it disappear.
Stars awaken in the sky, encompassing
The earth as far as the eye can see,
As the life-giving globe of fire
Finally dives into the deep, dark sea.
Sunrise
Blurred, thin lines born upon the horizon,
Breathing their first beam of light,
Shades of cyan permeate the atmosphere,
Signalling an end to night.
The orb of everlasting light surfaces,
From the depths of the ocean floor,
Bathing the earth in warmth and light,
Just like many days before.
Clouds embrace the molten star in arms,
And call it forth into the sky,
Where it shall travel throughout the day,
Until the deathly night is nigh.
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