Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Venus



















Venus
'Veni, vidi, vici' -
rising from sea foam,
stepping from out her shell.
Draped only in her virtue
she bears not arms -
nay - but patiently
the night of our terror.
Venus.
Herald of the conquering dawn.

Barbara Butler McCoy

[[Photo: Venus over the Atlantic;
November 27, 2010; Barbara Butler
McCoy]]