Gazing At Seline

"Inside and out, lovely you are,"

"Like the Moon maiden pale, gazing afar."

He said as he pressed a kissing caress,

And she pulled away slowly from against his breast.

Gazing at the Moon shimmering bright,

She answered him this wise, her voice hauntingly light:

"What knowledge of the Moon, know you, my lord?"

"Other than her complexion, of which your reason is blurred."

"One moment she's here, and the next is gone,"

"Out shone by her rival, the bright morning sun."

"So quickly your eyes are turned away,"

"So too is your heart, to the praise of the day."

"Spare me your praises, and sweet mocking words,"

"Hallow they are, and cut they like swords."

"I bid you farewell, and so praise the day,"

"For her beauty is stunning, to which you fall prey."

With that said, she melted away,

And at first he was saddened, that she left in this way.

Yet, the sun soon she rose, up over the peaks,

And his eyes were diverted by her bright rosy cheeks,

"The Moon Maiden pale, no more passed his mind,"

"And so is the love, of all of mankind."

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This poem is meant to reflect my impressions of the beautiful story of Swan Lake. The part which struct me was the manner in which the man was pulled away by the beauty of the Black Swan.