SUNSET AT LAKE DARDANELLE Sunset on the water... Blue and pink across the sky Through the haze, a blazing ball Sinks slowly through pastel clouds Into the horizon, laying down A path of gold across the waves, A gull circles in the sky, A fisherman's boat rocks Silently, silhouetted Against the sun and clouds beyond, And, as the sun sinks lower, And finally disappears, Leaving only twilight memory, Ducks and geese settle down For a peaceful night's sleep In their restless, watery hotel, A fish jumps, startling the silence, You reach for my hand And my heart is filled with joy For all that I have seen And for all that I feel... by Dona Pearson 4/06/00 Poetry