As I get home from the long walk to my friends house, I walk up the driveway to my house and I see my dog, Charlie, staring at me with his warm brown eyes. I walk up close to him. He starts to smile and slowly walks towards me, he walks up and leans against me as he waits for me to pet him. As I walk the rest of the way to the door, I see that the sun is slowly drifting downwards to the ground. 

“How was your day, sweetheart,” My grandmother says as I enter the living room.

“It was a lot of fun, we went down to the river and had a sand castle build off, I think he won though so then we just played video games and had lunch. Then I went home,” I replied as I went down the hallway then up the stairs to my room. When I entered the upstairs I heard my sister say “well hello person,” we have this thing where we would say People or Person instead of the person's actual name. 

“Hello,”I say. “Where is mom, do you know?” 

The sky started pastel blue,
White clouds drifted by,
Peering through green branches,
Mountains faded ahead.

Crickets filled the air with noise,
They left no room for the other sounds,
The air was alive but still,
The sun fell behind treetops.

Pale orange streaked the sky,
Slowly, orange shifted to red,
And red faded to purple.
Darkness began to drift down.

The sun didn’t set a fire,
It left it’s colors quietly,
It sank into the darkness,
Sinking away as if underwater.

 

The balcony in her room was
perfect for watching the sunset.
Every night, she stood and
leaned on the metal bars
a silhouette against the sky, watching it
explode in the most miraculous of ways,
colors deepening and streaking and blending
transforming the sky; transforming
the many souls who gazed out at the sky in its most glorious moments.
And she smiled.
She was happy.

But she dreamed of more. She dreamed she
wasn't the only one out there on the balcony in the late evening; dreamed
someone was there with her
two silhouettes against the sky
watching the beauty beyond them
silent
but together.
And in the dream, they'd smile at each other.
They'd be happy.

But the world didn't work for her and
times were hard and
her dreams never came true
but the sun still rose and set
and she watched it alone
still beautiful
still mesmerizing

it seems the closer you fall to the ground
the faster the earth pulls you in
with it's arms of salty ocean water
sea spray dances on the wind
breathe in
the sand is holding on to you 
breathe out
the sun is letting go
theres a song erie playing
the whales are calling while your day dreaming 
a few clouds drift across your vision
as the breath of the world fills you
the thrum of your heart beat
as your feet pound the ground 
the last few flngers of light
reaching upwards
before sinking below the horizon 
the wind stiring up the soul inside you
as the seagulls say their good nights