Promptly 4 and 5

Evening

Evening

Old age is like a setting sun
Red and gold in a painted sky
Heat and light bleeding from an open wound
A cloak of darkness flung upon the world.


Line count: 4
Form: Pantun. Four lines, with each line having eight to 12 syllables. The first two lines typically establish a theme, while the second two lines provide a twist or unexpected conclusion.
For Promptly Poetry Challenge, Week 48
Prompt: Write a pantun.