Tale of the Setting Sun // {summer of stories #2}

Call for the grandest of all earthly spectacles, what is that? It is the sun going to his rest.
― Thomas de Quincey

Watch as these shades of red
Taint the world you know;
From the skies to the horizon.
Freckled with clouds bathed in red ombre,
The receding sun – a testimony
To life’s core of mortality.

As the day reaches a close,
With pink-faced thoughts and worn-out dialogues,
Witness how those forged in
The heat of the setting sun,
Fail to wilt under turmoil’s gaze.

Of courage do these final rays sing,
Bravery in its beat,
And a dance to its luminous melody,
With an age-old tale that whispers
“Child, let’s soar past these blazing hues
To new beginnings
And ride the sun home.”

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds

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This was written in response to the Summer of Stories contest’s second prompt – ‘write a poem about sunsets’. On another note, I’m so happy that the previous entry – A Walk On the Beach’ ended up being the judges’ pick! Please click here if you’d like to check it out!

Have a lovely rest of your week! ♡

Thoughtfully yours,
D

Previously on Random Specific Thoughts:

• Quest for Equilibrium
• Homes & Hearts
• Meeting of the Tenses
• What A Marvellous World

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here are the rest of my entries for the summer of stories contest if you’d like to check it out!

• A Walk On the Beach // {summer of stories #1}
• Tale of the Setting Sun // {summer of stories #2}
• An Aquatic Tale – Abandoned Halfway // {summer of stories #3}
• sunny days // {summer of stories #4}