Afterglow

And as the sun does sink behind Those dark and distant hills, A halo of its afterglow Does light the evening skies, A golden crown before me now And over land adorned, That shines throughout its Kingdom far Before the moon does rise. As stillness of the dusk now brings A hush upon the air, A sense of peace that shall prevail Throughout the coming night, For there the silken clouds do shine In scarlet as they pass, They float upon the gentle breeze And catch the fading light. Horizon burns with passion now Yet soon the fire will fade, And then shall yield to darkness when The moon and stars appear, The sun begins its journey far And bids a sad farewell, For now the evening fades away And night shall soon be here.