Sunrise, sunset

It's not quite a surprise that sunsets are beautiful; but it is surprising that there is such hot contention the world over about who has the most beautiful ones. It's like this: everyone thinks their own child is the most amazing, most gorgeous creature to ever live. Well, the same goes for native sunsets. When you live in a place, you grow partial to its sunsets -- and you come to love them beyond all measure. Here are some (we think) lovely ones from our corner of the world; we dare you to send us yours! Much more bloggery about sunsets, including famous quotes! at blog.amynelsonhahn.info

How it is

No one supposes
to take it seriously
but a sunset is as punishing
sometimes as the deaths of a thousand
long-lost loves -- it nearly kills you.
One wishes it had -- but then,
in the miracle of a glance,
at the suppurated pigments, one cannot
well describe, not being an artist but a scribe
by trade, it vanquishes
all, and then from thence
every knot and bough beneath them darkens
to their hindering trade; they are
ashamed to lurk under the grander
tapestry above, as one might be,
humbled and yet so amazed --
never thinking one could be
so completely
amazed.
Copyright (c) 2012 Amy Nelson Hahn

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