Ophelia in White

there she lies

ophelia in white

in the pale riverbed

her bouquet of roses and lilies of ice

hydrangeas and tulips carried away by the stream

these flowers no more wedding ready 

than her corseted dress

hair unbound through lace and pearl

free as the unbound woman

rhythm of heart

her frozen echo

winter has kissed her lips

made lifeblood blue

of flesh and frost

in sleep eternal

CCHIO