The Wholesome Satyr

Taper

Cherubs on her cheeks, she is innocence -
caught in the vortex of its own campaign
un-revealed; the flagrance of her flame snuffs
this flicker which elfin shadows retain.

Pallid protests in her plea - this reluctance
surges the bosom of secrets that she holds;
and the wrinkled contour of a petal's bluff
un-caressed, then to a mystic light unfolds.

Labels: Hazel Haas