The Deva - Leira Cruz Caliz
Acrylic
8" x 10"
The Deva
Richard Gartee
Fairy winds give flight
and a petite creature
with peacock-colored dragonfly wings
ascends on thermal currents
to its aerie on distant mountaintop
where morning frost sugars its nest
in air so thin the sun has no filter
and ultraviolet rays can pink bare flesh
with a moments exposure.
Below, calving ice
cracks like thunder
and avalanches white darkness
over the lower meadows
causing tiny bluebells to
wear snowflake hats and shiver.
The world turns one degree
and fingers of sunlight
extend across the valley floor.
Frozen crystals become puddles
mirroring the fuchsia sunrise
and Teton peaks.
A fawn noses aside a clump of snow
to nibble the spring grasses
flattened by the unexpected
slide of the powdery blanket.
The doe stands nearby
eying the vale
alert for shadowy movement
sniffing the cool air for predators
Above the timberline
the deva leans out
surveys the scene below
and slides from her nest
gliding on diaphanous wings
descends in lazy circles
Landing amidst a patch of baby’s breath
she inclines against a willowy stem.
Startled, the doe gives a soft call
bringing the fawn to her side.
The sun blooms full
making the field luminous.
A hummingbird arrives
and the deva flits away.