Have you ever seen
the horizon burn
cotton candy colors?
It starts
with a pale blue
backdrop,
the clouds
a bright orange
which slowly radiate
outward to shades of
pink and coral
continuing on
to a pale blue
to match the sky
then fade to purple
with the outer
edges liquorice black,
and as the sun sinks
it all contracts
upon itself
color fading away
until the entire sky
is a mixture
of deep mauve
and liquorice highlights
when finally a pure black
overtakes the world
and appear those
pinpoints of light,
shining bright,
known as
stars...