MICHAELMAS

Dawn skies accoutred in
thy sacred blue
seek pallid clouds with
sapphire to imbue.
Lapis drops they shower o'er
thy dearest blooms;
Angel warrior's promise the
air perfumes.


Aspens rejoice, in thy violet
light bathed;
Nature wakens to victory's
banners raised.
Gilded plumes burst from thy
sword's radiant hilt,
soft alight 'pon Autumn's
red-gold quilt.


Honeyed rays haloed in
amethyst glow
of thy triumphs tell to the
Great Below;
their sweetness they strew
'pon flaxen hay,
Earth's deepest crypts grace 
this third quarter day.


"As darker nights and colder
days begin
and the year all exhorts to
turn within,
thro' Wintertide protect our
every breath,
all Creation preserve in life 
and death."

© 2014 Lily's Verse

Lilium Candidum

Image: THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL DEFEATING SATAN
Source: galleryhip.com
Artist: Guido Reni