First or Final Sunset

04 Jul 2008

Dawn
Am I the first
to view these dying golden rays,
the first to wish the sea soon quenched
leaving a few unsipped streaks
for a tomorrow that may not come?
 
Am I the last
to see lusty waves carrying off
gilded curls of light, only to free them
in the darkest depths of the ocean
for a future traveller to discover?
 
Am I the only one
who hears soft music caressing
every dying breath of sunshine
as it's absorbed into the living mass
of the world's most voracious predator?
 
And who am I
to be so blessed that my frail sight
is permitted to witness the miracle of the sea
as it drinks the melted warmth of the sun's farewell?
 
I am the one who asks: is this the first sunset, or the last?

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