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The Above

A poem

By Nikki Torino WagnerPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
The Above
Photo by Altınay Dinç on Unsplash

When it started to turn night

variants of pink, purple clouded the horizon.

Before I could blink it was replaced.

Now through trees

twilight emerges.

Light turning into an underwater color.

Begging for me to

swim in its heavens.

nature poetry

About the Creator

Nikki Torino Wagner

I know stories. After getting suspended for peddling my own magazine in grade school, I started contributing to the local paper’s weekly column. In college, I co-edited our newspaper and literary magazine, which won several awards.

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