A Sunset...

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Photo by Graham J. Collett (See Note below)

“Just because the sun is setting in your world, do not think that it sets everywhere; just because the sun is rising in your world, do not think that it rises everywhere!” - Mehmet Murat Ildan

 “Don’t forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies.” -  Paul Coelho

“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” - William Shakespeare

Now, like many if not most people, I love sunsets. They make me think about the world and how I can better relate to it; especially at such times as that relationship leaves much to be desired, they provide food for thought as can offer any positive-thinking mindset with a kinder insightfulness... should it care to partake of at least a fair portion.

A SUNSET

A beautiful sunset,
settling on an unquiet mind,
promising sweet dreams
on pinkie clouds like doves’ wings,
metaphors for peace
and goodwill to all humankind,
less scary eruptions
of fretful silences into politic pieces,
custom boundaries

A gentle twilight,
settling on an unquiet mind,
lulling the better part
of humanity into a sense of security;
but a passing moment,
one for heart-and-soul to imbibe,
taste a natural beauty
on the tongue, instead of raw cynicism
passing for sophism

Come nightfall,
such starry silences winking
and blinking at us,
for giving the nod to kinder times,
such as glorious sunsets
allow passers-by inclined to place
the pace of life on pause,
time to look up and around, breathe it in,
prepare to pass on...

Daybreak, sunlight
rushing to wake dreamy eyes,
yesterday’s sunset
keeping its promise? We can but trust
nature and human nature
to enlighten mind-body-spirit 
as heart-and-soul advises,
should we care to listen, make what we can
of the art of being human

Copyright R. N. Taber, 2022

[Note: Graham, a close friend also shot the videos on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rogerNtaber ]