the Sunset


The Sunset reminds me
of the love we share.
Beautiful and reassuring, knowing
that it will always be there.

I stand and I stare,
taking in the beauty it holds.
Each peice of the sunset
reminds me of the beauty you behold.

Your blue eyes looking
down on me from above.
Sometimes dark and mysterious,
or bright and shiny filled with love.

Your pink body
changing with color through the days.
But no matter how much it changes,
I know that it will be there to stay.

And in the center, your soul,
the thing that gives you life.
It makes me want to sit
and wait until the next night.

                                        Hillary G. Bates (8-19-98)