Moonlit Reflections

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Moonlit Reflections</b>

Velvet waters surge
and swell;
gentle persistence lapping
at the sandy shores.
Grain by grain, debris
is swept;
caressed and cleansed
within the lightly verdant foam.

Subtle erosion,
an angel reveals.
Crystalline fragility;
a rescue
(long awaited)
from this, its hidden grave.
Prismatic eyes reflect
the simple brilliance
of Selune's seductive smile.

Glass, marred by glass unborn;
etchings deeper worn upon
this pock-marked silicone calendar;
Years, to this angel, have been
unkind.

A God's pale fingers
(to a statue so small)
consume her broken delicance.
Cracked frigidity, now held warm,
as scars of Chronos find soothing comfort
inside the veil; wrapped tight
within His silken
folds of satin safety.

Stained-glassed wings refract
the light of adoration.
Delicate treasure, released
by the sea; long last,
does restoration begin.



S. Nycole Bridle
April 21, 2003