An Evening By The Riverside

The blue sky, dotted with white clouds The sun, in its last lap of race The slanting rays gleam in crystal glow Their beauty to the earth they bestow As I stand and watch this lovely evening, I experience an inner glow of a celestial kind. Elegant colors flow and fade, As the sun paints a paradise before me The river seen arched like a lunar crescent, With the gentle sound of lapping waves As she winds her course through verdant banks, She speaks a language I can hardly understand Without pause she moves on unrelenting Eager to join the ocean's devouring embrace Scripting the songs of her arduous journey And chiming her anklets in timeless rhythm There is a divine sweetness in the air My exhalation blends with the cool wind That whirs softly humming a mild tune Birds get ready for their evening symphony The twilight smiles and sends the sun away, Obscuring manifold vistas near and far Night quickly spreads its dark wings It is time to make a move, homeward