Sky Afire
It started as a tendril snaked
And quickly caught my eye
That beckoned me to come partake
The bright majestic sky
From turquoise into indigo
And all the shades between
With molten lava spreading slow
As far as could be seen
With orange and corals juxtaposed
Against the deeper blues
And silhouetted trees in pose
Amid the great bamboos
The clouds were piled in tumbling flow
And darkened as they fell
To charcoal black, blood red aglow
At meeting with the swell
And as the skyflow met the sea
And seemed to melt within
The sea took on its vibrancy
And flow began again
And as the skyflood reached its peak
Engulfing and aflame
It seemed directly to retreat
As quickly as it came
The ashen grey began above
And slowly spread below
Till all was left in pumice drifts
Within its final glow
And now the show has ended
With the sky once more a sky
And the clouds and sea appended
For a witness such as I
3 Oct 2000
Jun 18, 2015
Jun 18, 2015 at 4:06 PM UTC
Sky Afire
It started as a tendril snaked
And quickly caught my eye
That beckoned me to come partake
The bright majestic sky
From turquoise into indigo
And all the shades between
With molten lava spreading slow
As far as could be seen
With orange and corals juxtaposed
Against the deeper blues
And silhouetted trees in pose
Amid the great bamboos
The clouds were piled in tumbling flow
And darkened as they fell
To charcoal black, blood red aglow
At meeting with the swell
And as the skyflow met the sea
And seemed to melt within
The sea took on its vibrancy
And flow began again
And as the skyflood reached its peak
Engulfing and aflame
It seemed directly to retreat
As quickly as it came
The ashen grey began above
And slowly spread below
Till all was left in pumice drifts
Within its final glow
And now the show has ended
With the sky once more a sky
And the clouds and sea appended
For a witness such as I
3 Oct 2000
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