O, Cynthia by Cyn Grace Sylvie
O, Cynthia
Cyn Grace Sylvie
This poem was first published in The Dewdrop.
Feminine variation
The mound bending Delos Isle
Where she was born with her
Brighter brother; a white pearl sown
Upon a black dress quite becoming
Holy Roman epithet
Frigid daughter of Leto
Shouldering a slim bow
She rounds upon the sacred doe
An ancient beast; forever chasing
Grey sister, the Son of night
Held aloft for all to see
A mirror shield reflecting
That frozen serpent ever doomed
To consume itself, murdered then born
Virtuous Cynicism
Mispronunciation of
A Greek hero whose blood
Became the plant; precious…
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