Ana Paula Amaral’s most recent poem to appear here was “The woman on the park bench” (June 2017)
Afterglow
By Ana Paula Amaral
No afterglows rest awake in the blue
Not anymore, not since the rain
The golden hail echoed in the sewer
And travelled the city
I feel the cold breeze of night
The dawn of a nigh, known darkness
It put a spell on me, I’ve known
Since my legs froze, dreamless
Dreamless, for the first time
After the afterglow
O, I hail you too
The forever dancer, up on the clouds
Bold, as if their grey was light
And lighter than my steps
But you do enjoy the storm
And there, our hearts meet.
What mesmerizing eyes
Are my own, when complete
Resting on puddles at every corner now.
This paints a perfect poem for this months prompt.