Old Friend Poem by Jay Aguiniga

This evening so refreshingly cool,
A chair and bottle of fine wine.
Mesmerized as the surf crashes,
beyond the breakers,
palms waver in the sound.
The sheen reflects your ghost,
Burnt Orange casts on the Ivory Coast.
Aura prism, blended edges of streaking colors,
Holding my breath,
minutes seem like hours.
You command without giving order,
Giving love the hope to dream.
All cares vanish, the soul realizing….
Just how beautiful this world really is.
Your magnificence, a potent symphony
That quietly simmers down to a soft harmony.
With respect to you,
Waving good-bye, nothing equal to you.
Good night old friend,
As I watch you set in the evening sky.