Daylight fades, unravels,
revealing intertwining coils of color.
Dusky lavenders to emerald greens creep through the sky
like enchanted vines on an old brick wall.
Colors flicker and dance,
candle flames lighting up the heavens.
Fierce oranges and hot pinks explode like dragon fire,
flooding the world with color for a mere second before
the colors shatter, sending pieces of sunset everywhere.
Catch one.
It’s mesmerizing, but I look up
just in time to see that
everything has ended in stars.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
