They call it the sunset of life
with a grimace
focusing on the pending dark
not the present beauty
As youthful light dims
mature hues deepen
I see a life well-lived,
not one declining
My sunset is varied and full
grasping the future
as the past slips away
appreciating what was, is, and will be.
Bathe me in the brilliance of
each passing year
Chroma is my preference
as my sun sets in glory.
I am Nature’s Canvas.
I‘m enjoying the sunset of my life. And, I’m still enjoying all the sunsets and sunrises that come my way.
I want to thank Anne Bonfert for providing our March Sunset Banner. It was one of her posts about sunsets in Africa gave me the idea for this month’s prompt: Sunsets.
Sunsets wherever and whatever — actual sunsets or metaphorical sunsets. Follow this prompt wherever it leads. I look forward to the results. Please make one of your tags “Writing Prompt Response” and always give credit for your images.
Speaking of images, here are some of my favorite sunset shots that I’ve taken over recent years. Living in the north-central area of Florida and in a city full of trees, sunrises and sunsets aren’t as easily viewed as they are in other locations. My favorite place to watch and photograph sunsets is in Mount Dora, a small town south of us that we used to visit regularly before the pandemic. I miss the sunsets over Lake Dora so much! In fact, all these photos were taken there. I am always flabbergasted at how a sunset over the same lake can look totally different from one day to the next. So often, looking at the setting sun over Lake Dora, I could barely believe the colors were real. The hues were unlike any I’ve ever seen anywhere else.
Maybe, if we can get a handle on this virus and all its many variants, Captain Argentina and I can visit again one day.
© Dennett 2021
