{"id":4188,"date":"2018-02-08T10:02:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.onesentencepoems.com\/?p=4188"},"modified":"2018-01-28T10:07:01","modified_gmt":"2018-01-28T15:07:01","slug":"neil-creighton-the-end-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.onesentencepoems.com\/?p=4188","title":{"rendered":"Neil Creighton &#8220;The End of the Day&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Neil Creighton<\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The End of the Day<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this tinsel world of botox faces,<br \/>\nperfect orthodontal smiles<br \/>\nand all those desperate attempts<br \/>\nto keep youthful looks<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m thinking about<br \/>\nthe headlong stampede of youth<br \/>\nand the crumbling that comes with age<\/p>\n<p>and I\u2019m also thinking that for beauty<br \/>\nsunset\u2019s red, orange and purple blaze<br \/>\nequals sunrise\u2019s swathe of pastel glow<\/p>\n<p>and how, after the end of day,<br \/>\nis the velvet quilt of night<br \/>\nand the diamond litter of stars.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Australian poet, <\/em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Neil Creighton<\/strong><\/span><em>, is ever the optimist. 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