Rose & Thorn Poetry

I saw this picture and loved the colors. I thought the scene would be fun to describe. The original was posted here (Photo by Rhonda Buss) The Sunset Tree Those tangled tendrils reaching out, Black branches against a painted evening sky-- A shadow tree in fading light. On the shore of the copper shimmered sea, Listen to the lulling sound of subtle waves sloshing, Then sharply slapping in a crescendo, Along the rutilant rocky edge. Brilliant burnished clouds on fire, Loiter in a darkening indigo sky; Once shining brightly blue, The dimming day turning, Into a billowing purple haze. The evening gives way to night, The lingering light fades, The fire slowly goes out, And the sky goes dark. An ending to the day, A sign to enter a mellow rest-- Black branches merging with a blackened sky. Now awakens the spotted lights; While the world sleeps, Diaphanous shimmers of stars dance.