PEGASUS BY FIONA CUMMINGS

PEGASUS

 

BY FIONA CUMMINGS

He came to her with a main so feathery

As if to bow loyal but merrily

He came to her with one swish of his tail

She stood before him, skin so pale

She looked into his eyes so deep and dark

Silence fell only the sound of a lark

Whispers between them both
As if to swear under oath

To leave a life she did loathe

He lowered his back and she clambered on

Under silk layers she wasn’t alone

A baby lay in her arms

With golden curls

And wings to his arms

Huge feathered like clouds

So prime and proud

Lifted the white horse

As they flew over land So coarse

He came to her that night

To remove her from fright

Lifted her to flight

Away from winters bite

From a distance they looked like a kite

With wings replacing tails

Silk robes like vails

Her long gold locks chased behind her

His main wrapped like fur

Keeping her warm with infant close to her heart

She knew they wouldn’t part

He would take them to safety

Where love would be plenty

And a new start for baby

Where she could be treat like a lady

Her escape was necessary

Her jailer could hunt by day by night

But he would never find her saviour in white

The sun was her light

And the navy blankets were her eve

This was a dream even she couldn’t believe

He galloped just under the moon

Her sanctuary would come soon

When she gets to her oasis

She will praise her Pegasus

For this mystical miracle

Something quite spiritual

Knew when to come to her

And she knew why

The flight through the sky

The rain she did cry

Silver diamonds fell

She left her hell

And looked to her child

So precious and mild

Their eyes met

As there was no regret

They would be strong

Forever long

© Fiona Cummings