I stare
at a sunset.
last moment of daytime beauty
before her last breath is taken
and she sinks beneath the tree line.
my world is tinted in gold
rays of yellow kiss the silence around me.
as a mother lowers herself to look
into her child's face
i look the sunset straight in the eyes
with no fear.
the pace of dusk is haunting
mesmerizing
captivating.
colors shoot like fireworks out of her smile
the sky is polluted
with whispering glory.
I stare
at a sunset.
her call comes to us every evening
tugging at our sleeves
tonight our eyes met
I could not look away.
wonder floods my vision
sending echoes of clarity
into every sacred place beneath my skin.
listen to her wordless sermon.
loneliness is not the doom
or patient torment of existence.
through her voice
i hear the pulses of a heart
far greater than my own.
this moment
this beauty
is a fraction of the glory of God.
and I stare
at a sunset.
