A TIME OUT
It isn't every day that the sun sets with such pastel fury. Most days seem to end in a gentle fade to black as a subtle splash of colour ripples across the clouds.
Today is not one of those days though. Today, the heavens have erupted in a dazzling display of magenta, pink, purple, and peach, each hue mingling and drifting through the others and fading up into the deeper blue of night.
Evenings like this bring the world to a pause. Passers-by can't help but stop and stare. It is a show, like any other, a natural spectacle that draws the eye.
Even passing cars slow to a crawl, slowly engulfed by the swirl of settling colours, and the creeping onset of nightfall.
The stars slowly appear, one after another, almost as if they too have been drawn to the resplendent display, distant travelers come to admire the majesty of nature.
I sit in quiet contemplation, a perspiring pint of lager untouched on the patio table before me. During times like these, it seems to be a natural reaction to take a brief moment and appreciate the beauty on display.
As the living painting fades and the brilliant colours dissipate into the blue-black bruising of night, the world slowly reverts back to its routine. Conversations swell around me, cars whiz past, and my pint of lager slowly drains as I fall back into comfortable discourse with my friends.
It was a nice time out.
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