Magic. We know it when we see it.
Inspiring wonder and ecstasy. You step
outside your door, as late summer dusk
descends, look above the garden, above
the rooftops and the leafy spires of trees
and there ... the sky afire, burning red
shimmering and glowing and you know
this is magic. Do you really want to know
are you the least bit interested in knowing
about atmospheric conditions, the sun
low on the horizon, setting for the night as
our world revolves and evolves from day
to night? Will the magic persist and endure
with the explanation of light slanting in
the denser atmosphere alive with molecules
in the blue and violent spectrum excited
by the light, turning night-onset clouds into
a smouldering theatre of burnished light?
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