ESSENCE

Seconds and minutes drip into
a rainbow cup, coral
hours and red-gold seasons,
spaces drenched in 
myriad colours, in celestial verse 
forged in distant canyons of fire.

To the Universe's rhythm, this
molten weave pearls into
varicoloured droplets, brilliant
and subtle, marbled and 
mottled, iridescent and subdued,
smooth and textured. 

Fate swings perfumed censers
over spheres swirling through 
Time, showers evanescence upon
these pilgrims of the ether,
lending them substance and spirit,
wings and anchor.

Life gathers feathery webs Earth
contrived in her womb,
spins fragile strands of Death; upon
such she strings cosmic jewels,
this many-hued bounty birthed in 
another firmament. 

© 2015 Lily's Verse

Lilium candidum

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