a flambé sunset bastes me

and the tired landscape

in impossible orange

as 

long shadows chase the horizon

into ominous twilight

and the earth seems to slow down

for 

a silver dollar moon to peek out

and climb the black ladder of night

its aura drowning the twinkling stars

I listen to small sounds

of early evening's creatures

who rustle and scurry to prepare

for 

another dangerous foray

into the wonder world

of urban jungle magic

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