{"id":1305,"date":"2019-08-23T07:31:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T07:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2020-02-24T18:51:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T18:51:51","slug":"days-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepoetryoftonygraham.com\/?p=1305","title":{"rendered":"Days End"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is something quite magical about sitting and just watching the sun go down….<\/strong><\/em><\/p>

\"TPOTG<\/p>

The sun starts to set,
The air slowly cools,
The fierce daytime heat
Now no longer rules.
On the stoep we have gathered
For our usual observance
Of the end of the day,
The sun’s disappearance.<\/p>

The dog has been walked,
The wine has been poured,
The stoep lamps are burning,
Against insects secured;
The last of the daylight
Lingers far out to the West,
It’s awesome changing vistas,
Stirring senses from rest.<\/p>

And as night supplants day
The twilight is crowned
By animals orchestrating
That African sound.
Guinea fowl roosting,
Chattering away,
Crickets endless chirping,
Owls having their say.<\/p>

Haunting sounds
As the day\u2019s put to rest,
Another Karoo wonder
By which we are blessed.
And as the stoep lamps flicker
And we watch the flames dance,
The moths come to join us
On their nightly advance.<\/p>

Finally by the darkness
We\u2019re completely surrounded,
Our mind, soul and body
Now totally grounded.
Of all of life\u2019s crops
Surely this is the cream,
Sitting here on the stoep,
Living our dream.<\/p>

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There is something quite magical about sitting and just watching the sun go down…. The sun starts to set,The air slowly cools,The fierce daytime heatNow no longer rules.On the stoep we have gatheredFor our usual observanceOf the end of the day,The sun’s disappearance. The dog has been walked,The wine has…<\/p>\n

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