Alteration.
Now sinks light into hibernation and sky
becomes faded like old prints
of some fire-finished love affair
as unhappened mystical changes muster
for roll-call by spreading
moon-shape over invocations to dusk.
Now pervades alteration as dome dons
face of foamy mauve velvet
for ebony blots ray-race when
pearl ink-drops bleed end to remains
of sunset and haze begins
drifting filigree murk over spent day.
Now waits time while mutation ignites
sun\'s dying and as weary day
retires to battle-bruised lines
of captured goodbye wounded azure
defers to throned rule while
pale Luna smiles and starts her reign.