Tears of Aphrodite Run in rivulets Down soft porcelain cheeks Into the blood Of the dying Adonis An inconceivable conception Of a magical bloom It's cups Like gathering hands Reaching out To the golden sunshine Then close At the blink Of an eye Like a fan As tears fall From the dark And moistening sky Silver globules Ricochet Then scatter Onto the beckoning Dry earth As anonymous anemones Commence a rebirth Like newborn stars