Wednesday, January 23, 2013

"Classical: Ophelia/Helios"

A languid  smile on thin coral lips
Slim fingers attached to a soft hand
--dangling from a delicate wrist--
Outstretched, reaching for something
    ...For something.

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Helios' chariot, high-riding and stalled mid-afternoon
Opening the Shadow's Gate, allowing a dark rest
     (on faces, under trees, behind villas)
"How sharper than a serpent's tooth
       to have a thankless child!"
Helios, the shadows are eating everything.

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