the evenings have become so sudden. in the space of a few minutes, the sky can flare and erupt into the most glorious colours and then fold in on itself. subsumed into the deepest velvet.
above charcoal hedges
and dead leaf of land
it cuts out a deep
gleaming furrow
of clear glass looking
through our funneled day
up a stair of stars.
italicized words excerpted from "dusk" stephen spender
A sublime sky. And your photography really does overwhelm me sometimes - such an art.
ReplyDeleteMarvelous charcoal hedges...
ReplyDeletePerfect description of sunset- Delicious! When you die I hope that your brain is preserved- I want it! Oh, just thought- I am so much older than you- I will die first- DANG!
ReplyDeleteLinda Sue beat me to it....a perfect description of a sunset!
ReplyDeleteit is shocking and brisk and wonderful, isn't it? i am in love with fall.
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titus - it's an interesting place to be seeing the to be seen. i don't know where the image of what is happening ends and the image of what i see begins. steven
ReplyDeletetess - i so love spender's writing. i first came across him through christopher isherwood's constant references. steven
ReplyDeletelinda sue - it's so hard to know the who'll die first sweepstakes! aim for my soul - i think it's likely far more interesting and long lasting!!! steven
ReplyDeletehope - i appreciate your echo. steven
ReplyDeleteerin - yes! the unlikely shock of such pronounced change is so awesome. it's part of why i so love the autumn. steven
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