In a Wink

In a wink, she lit up the room, a morning buoy; sunflower swayed in sun's rays all day. No storm-warning, no quake, crack crept up the wall; dark fog stole in, stifled the air, and dulled the budding bliss. Hope waned! We watched joy bleed, seep like sudden tropic rain into pain-etched hearts; our faces lost glow with folds of sorrow. In a wink, she was gone; in a wink, we stood at a brink, blinking back tears. If she laid, cuddled in sleep, I'd have crouched to peck the cheek. A sun, she rose at dawn and set at noon. I now look ahead, ears for the blast; she'll rise. We’ll hug. We’ll part no more. © 2016 Celestine S. Ikwuamaesi