Has the sunset ever hijacked your breath? Brought you to a place where radical red washed words away?

That's what happened to poet Megan McDonough one August evening on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, as she witnessed an extraordinary sunset at Campground Beach in Eastham. The experience, the felt sense of the sun leaving the sky, left an indelible mark.

With a simple iPhone in hand, and a heart full of tremendous gratitude for the beauty the sun so thoroughly threw out, Megan snapped picture after picture. She was mesmerized. Each moment, colors shifted, presenting a new Monet with...