The purest silver ray of light,
Flows from the moon, and in its flight,
Illuminates a faerie sweet;
A vision of beauty, complete.
Her gown is of the softest white,
Her hair the shade of darkest night;
The pure white waves do crash and churn,
The deep black sky does brightly burn.
As stars so soft soar in the sky,
She lets loose a wild, free cry,
It echoes through that shining land,
It sweetly stirs the glowing sand,
It’s beautiful beyond compare,
Yet drips with sorrow and despair;
For she is waiting for her love,
To join her on the clouds above.
Yet in her heart, she knows full well,
That he is mortal, bound to dwell,
Forever down upon the earth,
Never to sail for Heaven’s berth.
She’ll never see her lover more,
They’ll never kiss on beach’s shore,
And watch the dying light of day
Slowly turn the skies to grey.
She’ll never hear him speak her name,
He’ll never kindle her heart’s flame,
He’ll never hold her in his arms,
And keep her safe from life’s frail harms.
And so this brave, bright faerie sweet,
Must dance forever on her feet,
Moon shines, indifferent, in the sky,
Her love’s last breaths come drifting by.
Condemned she is to endless dance,
In this wide, glowing expanse,
As shining tears flow from her eyes,
She dances and she softly cries.
Author notes
I used the picture depicted on the site "http://fallnangeltears.deviantart.com/art/Veil-of-Light-25788884" for my inspiration for this picture prompt contest. Many thanks to the creator of this image for the inspiration! 
A contest entry
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Comments
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Thanks so much for your thoughtful and kind comment, I will certainly do as you say
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Very nice! I like the imagery. I have one suggestion: the line "She just lets loose a wild, free cry," has one too many syllables. Maybe take out "just" or "free"? Otherwise, it's great =D
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Thanks PeacePartyGirl!
Best Wishes 
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This is great poetry. The beginning is a great describing of the scenery than the poem kind of turns to Her love. Its so sweet. Good write and good luck in my contest!
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it
- Katie
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This is absolutely great. I loved the image you created with the line 'she dances and she softly cries.' which shows contrast between her enjoyment and her sorrow. This was beautiful, down to the very last word. Congratulations and good luck in the contest.
Chin up,
Swim.x -
Thank you very much, it's really kind of you to say so
well generally I think it is spelled as 'fairy', but an alternative spelling actually is 'faerie', I think it may be from old English or something -- I'm not sure. thanks for the thought though
- Katie
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your poem is beautiful.. You've done an excellent job with this prompt. though I do have one thought for you. Faerie I do believe is spelled Fairy.
beautiful poem.. this touched me deeply..
good luck in the contest
kat
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thanks Miki,
and i know for sure that you will be joining me in heaven
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KATIE!!!! omg... its absolutely beautiful!!! The contrast in there.. the pure beauty of it, god ur DEFINATELY going to heaven! its so amazing and beautiful and extrodinary and great and any other word that isnt in my small mind! mwa!!!! great!
xxxxxx!
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