Sunset, Düsseldorf

The moment when the sun crosses the horizon feels like it should last longer than it does. Within a few minutes, the sun has moved out of view; the red glow — a moment of transition (is all of life a moment, or moments, of transition?) — tells us where the sun once was. The glow: an ephemeral impression of the day. A world of energy will dance into the contemplative rhythm of dusk; not before using every last semblance of energy: to seize the day.It was the kind of sunset that was so beautiful I forgot I was still wearing my jacket and carrying my backpack; the power of the sun.⁂⁂⁂When you look at the evening sky, sometimes you see a star. There is a joy in looking upward and seeing a star — of seeing light shining with a brilliance that carries millions of miles.⁂⁂⁂Some of the planes look like slow rockets heading to the stars at sunset — the way the pink lives on in the trails.At sunset, I realise I want to live with the colour for as long as possible; to be with the pinks and the…