I once witnessed


A brilliant platinum galaxy


Abruptly vanish


Into a hovering cloud


Of dense


Erotic black


*


I saw a stunning world


Hanging on a mid-night sky


Like a black pearl


A world


Just as ravishing


As our very own cobalt orb


Explode


Into lava-red flames


Then cease to exist


*


I was once


A butterfly who loved


To dance in circles


To the beat of the sun


*


I’ve been charmed


By the ruby-red eyes


Of dusk’s


Swollen sky


*


Suspended


Mesmerized


I’ve been hypnotized


By defiant stars


Pelting Hercules’ sky


Over an Aegean Sea


*


An infant


Opens her eyes


For the very first time


And the Universe is born


Once again


*


Truly


Every face


Is the face of God


The lovely face of God


*


But


Never


Have I ever


Laid eyes


On one so beautiful


As you

03/07/2007

Posted on 03/07/2007
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