The Glowing Face 7/24/07

she glides across the sky
freely moving toward one goal
climbing higher
her hair growing to flow across the heavens
blanketing everything in darkness
a seductress of sorts
weaving her own magic
enchanting lovers and loners
to stare openly, innocently at her
till she has had her fill
and leaves as lightly as she came
slowly flowing away
taking the stars with her
the twilight magic
and leaving behind those who cannot follow
but those who try only fall back so far
that when she comes back
that one has lost her magic
and then another comes
to be claimed by the same power
the same glowing face
sometimes veiled
other times a full face
masked by its brightness
without a smile or frown
only the beauty of its arrival and departure
until the next time
when her magic wills her to come
and compel us to look upon her
in wonder
in amazement
and never find such beauty
even in the arms of our lover.