Day: September 3, 2020

she was a natural wonder
a miracle to behold
soared through time like a lightning flash
unwilling to ever grow old

streaking through the universe
a meteor of flesh and bone
racing high above on wings of dreams
like a shooting star she shone

mystery sister of Aoede & Terpsichore
she’s a goddess of dance and song
she’d cast her beguiling lyrical spell
and hold captive her mesmerized throng

the news came late last weekend
Lauria was nowhere in sight
last seen circling a midnight star
moving at the speed of light

people who knew Lauria well
were sure it was what they’d feared
she had finally outdistanced time
and mystically disappeared

never ever to be seen again
no way — no how — nowhere
she’d lived life at such velocity
she blazed out like a beautiful flare

oh, would her end have been such magic
whirled away in an enchanted gust
sadly she was felled by a virulent evil
smaller than a speck of stardust

R.I.P.

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rob kistner © 2020