Feb 12, 2016 Uncategorized

Away!  (An Aubade)
©February 12th, 2016
By Vijaya Sundaram

Night comes quietly,
Eager to court me,
And pay me tribute.

Soft is the pale cloud
On which we both lie,
And converse, entwine.

Colors flow like songs
And music slides in
Hues beyond my ken.

Sleep is my lover.
We keep our dream-tryst,
Short though it might be.

All is color and wild sound
All is tapestry and string
All is narrative and haze,

Till you arrive, Dawn.
What mean you by this,
Your rude intrusion?

Take yourself back to
Night, where old Tithon
Awaits you, trembling.

And tell your brother
We no longer need
His bright chariot.

Goodbye, O Eos!
Goodbye, Helios!
Stay, O Oneiros!

Let’s go through the gates
Of horn, and never
Come back to this world.

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For those who wish to know, an aubade is a poem about lovers who separate in the morning after a tryst.  For more, see Aubade.

Glossary:
Eos — A Titaness, the Greek Goddess of the Dawn
Helios –A Titan, her brother, the Sun, who draws his chariot through the sky
Tithonos — the immortal, but endlessly aging, husband of Eos
Oneiros — Dream personified in Greek mythology

Tags: #Aubade, #Original Poetry, Eos, Greek Myth references, Helios, Lovers, Oneiros, Sleep, Tithonos