From the Mountains of the Sun

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From the Mountains of the Sun
From the Mountains of the Sun
As Evening Falls

As Evening Falls

and Other Poems

A. Christine Myers
Oct 23, 2023
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From the Mountains of the Sun
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As Evening Falls
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Making a Sunset

As evening falls, and as the sun drops low
And lower, how his long and ardent rays
Burst outward from the clouds. The haze
Of light flares upward, outward, and it grows
Into a mighty arc, with clouds below
Made darker by the brilliance of the sprays.
Only their edges trace its golden glaze,
More golden as the sun drops lower, glows
A little warme…

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