Bouncing Beams

Bouncing beams of sunlight start to fall beyond the horizon

The flood of daylight becomes a slow descent into the colors of the night

At transition, onlookers observe the spectacle from the safety of the sand

From brilliant blue sky and cerulean seas, the disc of light slides into the deep

Violet, orange and yellow, blend with the sky to scatter particles into our eyes

The colors are a spectacle and a wonder of science to behold

A frequency, a vibration, dancing across millions of miles, from our solar savior

The life giving ball that floats ever closer to the curvature of our mother, the horizon it's final curtain for the evening

From the sand, tourists and travelers from homes near and far

Join together for this moment, a spectacular palette to behold

As the golden light becomes deeper, and burnt red shines through

The colors stretch along the land, casting ever longer shadows upon the crowd

We each sea our own story, a brilliance between us as human on-lookers

One may notice the deep blue of the sea, another drawn to the source of the light

Either way, we are here to welcome the night

These colors never fade, only rotate to a new side of our world

As they dance beyond the horizon, and the particles scatter and twirl

Once the sun is almost gone, and the tourists have walked away

The sun has one more trick, a pleasant surprise to end the day

Looking closely our eyes glance around

The land has gone quiet, sand and waves reclaiming the footprints of the crowd

As the only family left, we fix our eyes upon the last slice of sun

As it passes beyond the horizon, a flash has begun

Emerald light shown before our eyes

A beam across the evening sky

For a moment, almost daylight, a great surprise

This green flash, dazzled us, and will never be forgotten by our eyes

Timing is everything, and this time we bare witness

To a light one in a million

Emerald emergent light, dazzling and awakening our senses

Just before the moon claims her spot, center stage in the sky

Replacing the sunset palette with a moonlight hue

Of deep and dense blue

A ghostly white, and an emanation of comfort

Among the blanket of night

These colors come and go, a transition by rotation

Yet, the pride of that moment, a chance of a lifetime, to see a green burst in that transition

Will never leave our eyes

-Sea