The lake was on fire! It was so quiet and peaceful…I sat and watched the yellow of the setting sun turn to gold, to orange, to crimson, violet, indigo, and finally fade into the night…embracing it like a lover…
Sunset On The Lake
Shimmering molten yellow gold
Sunset pours over the lake.
As the gleaming waters match
my inner state - glows on my face.
Your eyes I met in the morn,
warmed up my soul
The orange yellow of the sun
warms up the cool lake
As the radiance of your eyes
had once warmed my soul
Smouldering embers leap to flames,
Passion new unfolds,
Scarlet hues melt into the lake
Feeling of elation dawns,
Soulful song
A lilting tune!!!
Crimson joy ripples forth
Heart throbbing
Blood rushing
All consuming
Lake is set on fire
Fire mixes with golden sap
Exhausted, quenched, consumed
Purple hues slowly spread
Gradually the warmth disappears
Indigo is my hope
In creeps a bitterness of kind
Blue!
The sun drowns under the water
Horizon sinks with the Sun
Starless night
Ink black!
Dark night, hope descends
deep into the lake
A serpent coils up at the bottom,
Awake
Suddenly the moon comes up
Silvery pellucid haze
Lake, ere dark,
Acquires an ethereal glow
Leisurely I prepare to go
Moon peeps from the clouds
Hope turns a leaf new
Lake is silent gone to sleep…
Night sounds begin to hum…
Tomorrow is another day
My soul sets warm today
Author: Zoya Zaidi
Aligarh (UP), India
Copyright©: Zoya Zaidi
Photo by and ©: Zoya Zaidi
Poetry by Zoya Zaidi
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Written on 2006-09-23 at 06:31
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