Embers

Embers

There’s an enticing blob of orange brightness

That holds your eyes in its grip

Not letting them wander

Away

Molten lava seems to ooze

From where the sun went down

Spreading upwards in orange fumes

Into the helpless sky

That’s exploited by both

Night and day

The lazy river below is also not spared

It absorbs the orange yellow glare

Without much fuss

For water knows

Today’s fiery embers are tomorrow’s inert pebbles and stones

A cold deadweight

That sink down to the bottom

Lying there at mercy of waves

For centuries

©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar