Lady Destiny

Fastened to destiny by a band of stars,
Wearing man’s fate around her slender neck,
Strolling upon a misty seaside deck,
Predetermining the sun’s rise from afar,
But, time passes like a nondescript car,
The stars disband into distant white specks,
Another day, another feckless trek
That leaves black sticky stains like warm tar.

To both herald the forces of destiny
And be their long battered heroine,
To distill a moment’s serenity,
In an endless game she can’t seem to win.

Elegant and enchanting is the way
That she smiles, then glides about her day.

Dec. 5, 2011
-For Katy