Nightfall approaches mapping a path of artistry

Oranges and reds blanket the blues

In an abstract canvas of unrelenting beauty

As they form a wall of tranquility in the western sky

In the north the moon peaks from between the clouds

Shining its streams of light atop the darkening land

Forming a path for the lost to find direction

The faint flicker of stars faintly appears to the east

Slowly awakening the sky in a carpet of glitter

To the distant south streetlights glow

Forming shadows of infinite shapes and sizes

The hum of the crickets echoes in sweet song

Accompanied by the occasional brisk hoot of an owl

For the 30 short minutes I sit on my porch

Losing my self to the grandeur of the moment

The stress of the day long forgotten

For I am now absorbed by nocturnal serenity