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
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