Any photographer knows that the best time to shoot a photograph is just before sunset, during the time known as - the golden hour. This is an example of that time of day. I hope that I properly conveyed it. The scene is of the Mississippi River at St. Paul. Downtown St. Paul, the capital of Minnesota, is in sihlouette. An iconic symbol of the town is the large number 1 that flashes atop the First National Bank building.

This poem is a Cameo.
The Cameo is a fixed form style of poetry with seven lines varying in syllabic length. It is one of the most simple ways of writing a poem and is frequently assigned in classrooms. It varies only in syllable count. The form is a heptastich (epta Greek; seven) or seven line verse and is usually unrhymed.

The Cameo Poem is written in a strictly counted syllables per line; no rhymes are needed.

line 1 = 2 syllables;
line 2 = 5;
line 3 = 8;
line 4 = 3;
line 5 = 8;
line 6 = 7;
line 7 = 2 syllables

However, I believe that rhyme always enhances a poem. I chose to add just a touch of rhyme here.
The rhyme scheme is: abcbdde

The format is designed to be put on things, like cameos. I think it is a perfect format for things like posters, or greeting cards.

This photograph was taken by the author, himself, from the crest of Dayton's Bluff at Mounds Park in March of 2012.

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