The sky was fuchsia tonight;
a burst of colour
exploding from the horizon
and racing across the clouds
like flames licking the heavens.
In awe, I tried to capture it
but no lens could do it justice
and no paints would ever match
the radiance of nature's art.
And so I simply watched
as the fire slowly faded
into a bed of glowing embers
then sank into the darkness
behind the blackened treeline,
leaving me awash in the memory
of those few short minutes of beauty.
may 2004
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