holding the heart
in her hand
she melts ice flowers
alighting on her window pane
perfuses white curtains
silken and lace
on a weightless wing
of a soft piano melody
she soars to universal skies
on a prayer to heaven
between fierce tempest and serene hues of dawn
beckoned by Venus
in a cradle of feathered clouds
to gift divine words
served in a phial of hope
holding the hand
in her heart
(for Yelena)
