A Perfect Moment

The hot sun

Melting in a palette

Of reds, oranges and

Golds sinking below

The horizon, the

Deep blue black

Velvet of the

Midnight sky dotted

With pinpricks of

Stars and lit with

A silvery moon,

The elegant step of

A deer emerging

Out of a forest of

Tall and mighty

Green trees, the

Lilting notes of

Songbirds amidst

The raucous caws of

Shiny black crows,

The softest feel of

The cheek of a

Newborn child, the

Perfume of the

Blooming roses and

Lilacs so heavy in the

Air, the first taste of

A favourite food to

Quell one's hunger

Or crystal clear

Water that quenches

A thirst, the touch of

A beloved, all so

Heartbreakingly

Beautiful yet

Doomed to fade into

An imperfect

Memory that dims

Over time but for

That one moment

Was my world.

By Gail Constable

From: Canada

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