"After Light"

Speaking of broken hearts

and mended fenced in mem'ries

I am painting skies

of tangerine, saffron

& an illuminated lilac hue

against the starkly contrasted crisp cornflower blue, stretching canvas that is

along with all the

other blindingly beautiful colors of a twilight sky

And those dripping cotton candy stratospheric clouds

Ice crystals freezing into supercooled

water droplets

Streaking the sky in cirrus whispers

..I hear them whisper, "hello"...

Blinding beauty

through unadulterated sunlight

I am fleeced like a lamb

watching in awe,

..in wonder

then stomping sounds

of coming thunder,

Finding depth and height

out in the stratosphere

Blinded by the

After Light

or afterglow

affected by the amount of haze

I'm in a daze

...as I am reaching

High above the fading light

of a brilliant early fall sunset

I take a big breath

of that sumptuous air

and twirl my skirted legs

my painted toes

where I know

I am back

to solid ground

Appreciating the last time

I say sleep well

to you my dear

summertimes sweet mem'ries

and the fun we had this year.

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