Twilight Taxi Rank Near Al Diwaniyah Station

Heat shimmers rise from the asphalt of a taxi rank outside a train station near Al Diwaniyah as late spring twilight settles. The sky transitions from soft violet to deep indigo above a distant horizon glowing with the warm orange light of the town. Rows of yellow taxis stand in disciplined alignment, their paint reflecting the fading ambient light. Converging lines of the pavement and parked vehicles lead toward a vanishing point in the distance. The air looks thick and distorted by the heat haze, blurring the edges of the station structure. One headlight beam cuts through the shimmering air, illuminating dust particles suspended above the ground.