september evening

an icon, this setting sun
swells soft regal colors
purple on midnight
blues like the songs of my soul

a soft aching overtakes
my eyes, religiously
I watch deep pastels
fade into the horizon

no prayer better tempts my verse
as well as this delight
calm tones of darkness
where disguised in grays, solace
bathes my heart in quiet
meditating sound
the mysterious stillness
of nature’s hiatus -
evening’s solemn rite -
welcomes joy to warm my hearth

later, moonlight will gather
my stray thoughts from shadows
silver contentment
illuminating the night

draped in a velvet trance, dreams
now transform my visions
painting a quaint charm –
periwinkle evensong


september evening
[2008.10.9…b]
Written in a combination of Gaines verse
(short, short, long, short, short)
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