The soft sunset sky
Boasts a spectacular spectrum,
Flushed with toasty shades of burnt orange
And juicy mandarin,
To the delicate tastes of lemon and lime,
Blending into feathery lavender
And multi-hued azure,
Spreading to star-speckled sapphire
And deepest velvety indigo,
All flecked with the blazing coral
Of airplanes and their trails;
Beneath it all,
A disc of burnished gold
Hovers on the horizon,
Before succumbing to slumber.
Emma H, age 26, 31/01/2017
It’s been a long week, but we’re nearly there… Happy Throwback Thursday everyone! Today’s poem from back in February depicts a wintry late-afternoon panorama near my home, witnessed through a car windscreen.
Theatrical landscape
Cardboard cut-out scenery
Sketched silhouettes
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Sky’s soft sorbet shades,
Mother Nature’s deft brushstrokes
Painting her canvas.
A peach melba horizon,
Topped by sweet candyfloss clouds.
Emma H, age 26, 24/03/2017
Gilbert the gremlin was grumpy. The setting sun streaming through the tiny window lit his sullen face, exasperated eyes, frustrated frown. Quite frankly, Gilbert had had enough.
“The most important job in the world” the advertisement had boasted, “Invaluable to Effaeria and all of its peoples.” Set hours, no night shifts, great pay, in a beautiful and tranquil setting. He had been over-the-moon when his application was successful and he was granted the role. What Gilbert hadn’t accounted for was the miniscule workspace, the crippling boredom, and the abysmal loneliness. Three hundred years to the day he had dutifully and diligently worked in this tiny windmill, but where was his anniversary celebration? Where were his uncaring employers? Where oh where was the gratitude?
The sun-kissed clouds blush;
Sky’s watercolour splashes
‘Bove layered hilltops.
Emma H, age 26, 05/03/2017
Volcanic sunset
Erupts in the ashen sky;
Fiery spectacle
Belching smoky indigos
Amidst streaks of lava red.
Emma H, age 26, 01/06/2017
The tiring sun
Kisses the moon goodnight
On his plump cheek
Leaving a partial gleam
In the darkening azure sky.
