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Stolen Sunset

Summery Nights in the Tropics

By Olawale LawalPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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Looked out my window to see an orange sky

Couldn't help admiring a magnificent sunset

A superb sight I've so rarely had the opportunity to see

Took my eyes off that spectacle to brush an insect off my chest

And was surprised when I raised my eyes to an overcast sky

Its grey matching that of the turbulent waves of a tempest

Instantaneous darkness it brought

And with it a ferocious wind that tore at my hair and howled in my ears

Heaven's floodgates were thrown wide open

Rain struck the ground like finely shaped arrows

Bringing with it a breeze so cold yet comforting

All of this I would have found satisfying

If my beautiful sunset was not stolen by the rainy night

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Olawale Lawal

Words give me life and there's no other form of perfection that comes close to painting exact and vivid pictures with words.

That's what I try to do each and every time I pen down poetry.

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