Food of the Gods

Amber rays of sun
beaming from the sky,
bathe golden horses
poised on amber wings.

They blaze through fields
decorated with
bunched up bundles
of amber haystacks,

and they finally stop
where crags and canyons
paint the land,
beyond the amber hills of dust.

The sun sets,
amber pillars pierce the clouds
to reach beyond the sandy sea.

In the distance,
the faint pale glow
of the amber cities
obscures the night sky.

A streetlight shines it's amber light
while a cat, discovered,
slips away

and returns to the old woman,
cascaded by amber firelight
on the floor.

She strokes the cat with amber fingers -
stained by cigarettes,
and closes her eyes as her heart slows
and amber dreams descend.