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Overlooked Beauty

June 21, 2011
By LouieHan GOLD, San Marino, California
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LouieHan GOLD, San Marino, California
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Xiao Dre, when life knocks you down, you can choose, whether or not, to get back up<br /> -Jackie Chan as Mr. Han

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As every child knows, and as everyone has said,
The Sun will descend at the end of its plight,
And paint the sky with bright hues of red.
Just a ball remaining of a once mighty light,
Shocking onlookers in its stunning glory,
Some stop to glimpse for a minute’s rest,
Till it sinks gently beyond the horizon and the sea.
Until the bloodstained clouds bear last witness
To the end of the Sun’s Odyssey.
And so it falls; the sky steadily goes black,
And we must continue thru the next day
Until the Sunset comes back.

© Nicole P., Gouvernor, NY

The author's comments:
I watched the Sunset for the fist time in years. Funny how a beauty like that happens every day, but few realize this. Few stop to watch and wonder. Today, I am one of those few. And all I can say is 'I'm Captivated.' Thank you, God, for sunsets and the rest of the small beauties in life.
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