Simulacrum

Scintillating hues disperse on blank canvas,
       electric essence sparks azure palate mauve;
           incandescent lightning leads to the ballroom--
                           of galactic blaze.

   Vivacious seagulls draped in white fly afar,
        sing to forlorn sandcastles on tranquil shore;
            breathtaking notes vibrate subdued strings of breeze--
                     pearly mist of harps.

      Inhaling sultry waves of hot topanga,
         I flicker with burning golden lantern wick;
            awaiting tides adorned with velvet mirage--
                     your silk memories.

    Moonbeams rejuvenate my drowning desires,
        I write your name on sand to be washed away;
           your halo descends to embrace me with love--
                    on my yearning pier.


*Simulacrum is a Latin word which in English translates to an image or representation that replaces reality of something.

**This poem has been written using the Sapphic Stanza poetry form originated in ancient Greek literature, deriving its name from the Greek poet Sappho. It uses Aeolic verse of four lines. Originally Sappho used three lines with specific stressed and unstressed syllables. However, later a fourth line was added known as the Adonean line. A sapphic stanza in modern literature is composed of four lines- the first three with eleven syllables each and the last one is made up of five syllables.