Threads of Moirai

The night sky draped with velvety silk
Dotted with radiant specks of shine
The full moon looked as white as milk.
Sharing company on a lonesome night.

As I watched the lively sky
With twinkling stars and inching clouds,
The cool breeze blew some clouds above
To cloak the moonlight from the cove.

And once again, I was left alone
In the darkness with no one to hold.
I longed for the moon to show her face
Once more, so tender, yet, so bold.

When the moon came out from her brief hideout,
She looked brighter than ever in her halo's glow.
She beamed at me with such brilliance,
That I was left spellbound forevermore.

The gentle sea reflected the moon,
Its water splashing on the shore.
Taking with it, while retreating,
In the high tide, what was left ashore.

Watching this, I recalled how
My destiny had brought me here,
To this island of doom many a year ago,
When I was just another common soul.

For hitherto, not a ship had sailed
Anywhere near this fateful land.
Now years have passed and the ship has sailed
And at last, I've settled for the sisters' plan.