Another Winter Star

***I am reposting this poem as I think it is my finest poetic creation. I feel the imagery of the piece and its 'fabled' characters are cohesive to create a positive environment that reflects the star's light of hope; the 3rd stanza and the poem's final lines provide a natural summation of metaphysical realities that incur from human emotion and suggests that we all come from the same mold and thus we are not the cause of ourselves; 'a theistic natural priori in the belief of God through the poetic endeavour.' I awoke to find the tall splendor of the world, in those cosmic canyons, shearing darkness ---- in the pallet of some ethereal night; ancient with desire..... to Illume the thick shadow of hades itself Not death nor mortal doubt couldst thou flee from me, mighty as Aphrodite ---- Shooting thy silver smile beautiful as heaven's promise! In your shimmering I see hope, for the heart which beholds thy majesty the world could fade, yet you remain..... a friendly face if none should be found, but you..... that thou Creator dost reveal; my soul, ageless as thee (am spun from the same loom)