The setting sun

The setting sun, originally uploaded by ujima.

sitting on a couch at the windows of the coffeeshop
waiting for the sun to set
watching the tide come in and go out slowly
masking its strength
people walk the beach disregarding winds and temperatures
large seabirds soar and dive to children's delight
the last rays of sunlight create a shimmering trail which
appears and disappears on the water

inside, people move to the windows aahing at the view and praising it
in Spanish, Hindi and Japanese
little children say "Whoa!' and kneel and stare
and say, "It's sooo pretty."
as the circle turns intensely orange
and sinks from sight

12/27/07 Atlantic City