She floats upon the deep blue
instilled with a tranquility to rival the night sky,
listing starboard to peer into her reflection -
ephemerality casting it's shadow upon the undying starlight
never to be witnessed like this again
ceasing to fully comprehend
eternity glowing in the quiet.
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Amanda Starks
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Comments (4)
beautiful piece
What a compelling poem and image pairing!
One of my favourite Unsplash pictures morphed into a wonderful poem!
Jaw drop. That title drew me in...love Ephermal as a word anyway and then you just blew me away with your perfect words. Well done, Amanda!