Against
the cavernous backdrop
the fathomless depths
and tangled corridors
of midnight
she shimmers
in cool white silhouette
and the shadows tremble
at the vision
of her softly wrinkled
dew-soaked petals
such solitary beauty
born into darkness
her pearlescent face
the only light
on the black canvas
of endless night
© Ann Bagnall
Annie's Poetry 