The Web of Aphrodite

Oh Aphrodite still and helpless light

You await placidly hidden in grace

You are but a water nymph

Dwelling in these arbors alone

Have you not shelter my love?

And have you not clothing for your flesh and a home?

As I strikingly gaze at first glance

My eyes hunger as if you were prey

I besiege you am no foe, only folly

Yet my bow is fully drawn to a magic

Let us merge our temples and shrine

Still you are hidden my love

Expose yourself

That we may blend together our wine

And as will be will be

Yours is body is so pale and soft

Mine is a pleasure to weave in your loft

Oh dear maiden of grass,fern and leaf

Out from a pool of water you began to sing

Hark now thy beauty and call threefold

Leave your nest and perch

The fruit is ripe, ready to be tasted

And fully indulged

In the hearts of doves

There are spirits in love

In the gallant groves

There are zephyrs that blow

In the concealment of the trees

There is a soul of mystery

Her feet are bare

Her breast is forth upon the ethereal stair

She is innocence and the blue star of light

She has ensnared your desire oh king;

She is Aphrodite.

By Michael R Pinnell