| Story ID: | 3869 |
| Written by: | Cher'ley Grogg |
| Story type: | Poem |
| Location: | Leachtown USA |
| Year: | 2008 |
| OurEcho | Everyone has a story. What's Yours? |
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which He uses to stroke the sun's glistening rays.
The white canvas is splattered with a hint of pale blue
contrasting with fluffy lavender and pink clouds.
Strips of color lead away from the lustrous orb,
becoming wider and hotter.
Hues explode into a blazing torch, setting the heavens
on fire with florescent orange dimpled by scarlet.
Translucent deep cadmium red fills the firmament
with blinding hot color.
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Darkness encroaches and the painting fades.
The sky is framed with a deep plum speckled with lavender lace.
Dusk shrouds the empyrean, leaving a sprinkling of orange clouds,
that hold onto the day for a few more minutes.
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