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The Hoofs of Pegasus

Chapter 18: WEDDING SONG
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A collection of short lyrical poems that weave mythic and religious imagery with intimate observations of nature and interior feeling. Many pieces draw on classical figures and Renaissance art, while others reflect domestic scenes, sleep, music, and sacrament; recurrent motifs include night and light, birds, water, and ritual. Voice shifts between contemplative reverie and pastoral detail, exploring longing, faith, and creative impulse. The sequence moves through imagistic vignettes—moonlit meadows, bathing maidens, sacramental harvests, and dreams—linking private emotion to larger spiritual and mythical resonances.

WEDDING SONG

THIS is her room. The sunlight lies In squares upon the floor. Here are her books, the ivory god She brought from Singapore.
Here she stood in shining white Her hands were kind and cool, Her eyes were very still that day, Serene and beautiful.
Out in the sun the garden glowed And I remember this: The fragrance of the grapes, a shower Of starry clematis.