Gillian Swain - #13 - Before this night

Before this night lay
great words and magicked light
pushed through glass
Before this light lay dark
nightshade folds
on story  in flesh  over skin
Before this moon lay
translucent thoughts  shed
quick and soft as
memory rolling water
Before this star-shawl lay
risen dreams with breath
for risk  sharp  strident
Before this dawn lay
an altar of finishings  all in rows
behind day pages
exhale  sink  swim