Nicholas Browning

The Midnight Maelstrom

 

Etched within a formless breath,

There rested a broken dream;

That few, and that of many -

Were too blinded to have seen.

 

A glimpse along the river\'s limb

Was all that need be perceived.

Serene currents of blackened blue,

Dispersed all but man\'s humility.

 

Along that starlit path to strut,

Humming gleefully a birdsong tune.

Discovered there - an ethereal lough -

In the center of June\'s monsoon.

 

She cried unto herself - such a wail death would bring.

From her much was stolen, never to be replaced.

Too horrid to accept and listen;

Thieves, and their misgivings.

 

Gazing upon her luminous glum,

In the Midnight\'s sultry fray -

Reminded then by a heartfelt need,

I sobbed with her; as need relayed.

 

Poseidon\'s child gazed within, addressing life\'s inner woes.

She then spoke with a gentle wave -

And the Maelstrom was overthrown.

 

I saw then her wondrous smile -

As in excitement her waters churned.

She then bestowed her heart to me,

And I gave her mine, in return.