IV

Velvet and satin ribbon; figures of porcelain.

Counting your blessings in an echo of dreams.

 

At last.

Lowered lashes over milky white coat.

Leaning closer- breathlessly close.

So close you can feel her warmth.

Morning dew comes

with a shimmery veil of tiny pearls of glitter.

Liquid gold enfolding the mourning of the night.