Elaelana- A Nymph In the Forest
Inspired by Charles Amable Lenoir's painting, "A Nymph In the Forest"
Pronunciation:
Elaelana; Eh-lee-LAY-nuh,
Naphesai; Nah-feh-SIGH,
Mylesia; My-lee-SEE-uh
Elaelana, forest goddess, kneels beside the water lilies
Picking dainty, gem-like flowers to adorn her crown of hair;
Borrowed gems from Naphesai, her lovely sister of the daisies,
Flow'rs that thrive in shady woodlands, by the streamlet floating there.
Dressed for nymphean starlit dances in a dress of flowing creamrose;
Flawless slender arms upraised to rearrange the sable strands
Trailing from her Grecian features, pearly white against the gleamrose
Of silent lips, a little pressed, like rosebuds' tightknit ruby bands.
Ready now, so tall and stately, shadowlike drifts thro' the forest,
Joined at length by Mylesia, and her sister, Naphesai:
Elaelana, Mylesia, Naphesai, the sweetest, fairest
Threesome ever seen or heard that sang the nymphish lullabies.
Categories:
shadowlike, art, flower, nature, woman,
Form: Ekphrasis
Headless now
The friends of my youth
Remain hidden, almost shadowlike
As needs take over and requests arise
They seem to wander a road I know not
Time seems to have distanced them
As they wander either together or alone
But, either way, they are not near me
Headless now
I seek them, but never see them
Standing in the shadows of patience
Just waiting my voice to call out to them
Bringing them back into the light of my life
Where contact brings forth the power
Of what we call friendship
Categories:
shadowlike, friendship
Form: Free verse