The velvet curtain of midnight-
Blue sky, embedded with glittering diamonds
Shining in the faint orange glow of the street lights,
Is slowly drawn across the brightly-coloured sunset.
Eruptions of colour splatter my amazing view with ear-bursting fireworks.
They shoot into the air,
Exploding into little volcanoes brimming with sparkling jewels,
Before spilling with multi-coloured lava
That floats slowly to the ground.
I see people gathered in the streets
Buzzing with the excitement of the arrival of the tall ships,
Gasping with awe
As fountains of colour
Paint the sky
With happiness
And the promise
Of more to come.
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