Luna Sola

I reach for the sun only after it’s fled from my grasp,

Radiant and fair, golden satin;

The palm fronds catch your winter glow

And sparkle like diamonds skipping across the lake.

The ball has begun - she never came.

Alone you sat, your eyes so dry;

The tears were chased away by lilies

Offered for a moment’s peace.

O Luna Sola!

Tell me she’s here, be it so.

The damselflies drift by to give their condolences.

They twirl and spin;

Splendid grandeur at the dance -

All needless vanities now - you sigh,

Watching the hands circle into infinity.

Come here,

Your Odonata cries in sorrow.

The moonlight is mine,

But I want the sun.

O Luna Sola!

Tell me he’s here, be it so.

My sisters brush away my tears with their wings.

Chills of frost and ice

Rise as I slip

Into dreams without end

Until the sunrise, my dear.