Shadow With Angel Wings

Shadow With Angel Wings
© Surazeus
2024 07 28

Gliding in her bedroom after a shower, 
she sees square piece of fabric on the floor, 
but when she reaches down to pick it up 
she finds it is moonlight framed by the window, 
so she writes her experience in a haiku 
and posts it on her social media sites. 

Long hair flowing in the warm summer breeze, 
she runs on the beach with elegant grace 
so long white gown flutters like angel wings 
that highlight beautiful shape of her soul, 
then stops when the director yells out cut, 
and sips juice while checking likes on her post. 

Gazing at bright stars through the telescope 
that twinkle behind swirls of silver clouds, 
she imagines each star nurtures its world 
and treasures life that blossoms on its breast, 
then posts her musings on beauty of life 
above large photo with billions of stars. 

Heart broken by betrayal of the man 
she hoped to share her life with as her mate, 
she writes short poems about relationships 
for how important it is to respect 
yourself enough to give yourself love first 
before loving those who must earn it well. 

Eyes gleaming bright as galaxy of stars, 
she wanders Venice in the afternoon 
till she finds statue of bearded Neptune 
wielding trident outside the arsenal, 
so she snaps selfie of herself and him, 
and posts it on her social media sites. 

Alone at cafe table made of glass 
by the fountain in the plaza of faith, 
she eats spaghetti and drinks pinot noir 
while the old man plays haunting violin, 
then she posts photos for her fans to see 
enviable glamor of her carefree life. 

While lounging in gondola for a ride 
along the Cannaregio Canal, 
she sees bodies of the drowned refugees 
who fled Bangladesh in small leaky boats, 
so she posts photo of the nameless girl 
with a caption that says Ophelia. 

Home is the place where I am going to 
but never reach in land where I was born 
though I build new home in unwelcome land 
so real home is this longing in my heart, 
she writes in cursive by the simple sketch 
of her homeless shadow with angel wings.