Sunset

As the bright flaming orb

between the folds of the Earth and sky,

colors swell

and frolic

twirling

happy to be free again

Yellow

Bumblebee

Honey

Gold

Pink

Coral

Peach

Salmon

Rouge

Purple

Amethyst

Violet

Eggplant

Blue

Cobalt

Azure

Navy

Indigo

Black

Colors.

THESE colors.

They rise.

Rise like royalty

to crown the peaks of mountains

and dance on lake surfaces

and gambol with the clouds.

And in all their glory,

their brilliance,

their vividness,

they chill the air,

inviting the starlings out

to sing and dance and play.

The starlings twinkle merrily

playing checkers in the sky.

And though they live

in the shadows of color,

they learn to laugh, they learn to be

inside their chilly parody.