sunrises inbetween deserts

Imagine the whole night sky with no trees, hills, buildings, lights. The horizon is visible everywhere. The milkyway stretches from one side to the other-it almost looks curved. So still and quiet. The wind and the creaky pedals are all i can hear. The only light coming from our headtorches.The noise on the road tricks us by thinking there are trucks-but there's not, it's just us. Slowly, slowly the black starts to glow to our right. The suns on her way. She does it real slow but puts on an incredible show. Its amazing-to your right the sky is changing-but the moon still shines so bright-to your left.The stars seem reluctant to go. How can it all exist at once?! soon the stars have left and all around are tones of lavender, pale rose pink with a taurine blue in between. Except where the sun is-thats either a butter yellow or a peachy pink, then it transforms to orangey or an even richer yellow. The grass tufts look slightly pink, the saltbush looks silver and could almost be shimmering. And the dirt. Such a rich, deep red.As far as you can see is landscape. It used to intimidate me, but now im just awed by it. silenced by. when the sun has risen-it totally feels like a new day. the early morning has been washed away and im refreshed and keen for however many hours and kms we have to go.
(toad) mel x