A naked face of alabaster Brazen at day’s end In rosy blushing hue Smiled sunward in a knowing gaze Stretching all her stony height To greet her solar lover. Such is the silent ******* Between eternal elements: She, brought forth from fiery depths Where birth’s great press Makes stone awake and shine; He, furnace father of all that grows, Draws a blush long suppressed Across miles of breathless sky In recognition of a lover’s glance. Thus the pair perform their evening dance In a moment’s motionless silence.