Sunrise

Sunrise erupts in bloody streaks.

Veins of vermillion pulse across

the shoulders of the sky.

Grip the horizon in a fierce embrace.

25 January 2020

Photo description: Fingers of flaming cloud stretch over Durban harbour at dawn. Lights make a dotted line through the darkened buildings beside the dock. The masts of 100 small yachts spike the water like black reeds. On the left, unlit apartment blocks breach the skyline.