Like copper in turquoise,
A green–patina sea foam,
The sky :   metallic rose,
Aphrodite light upon scalloped ridges,
The sea waves sway .

Lucifer falls slowly through the dawn light,
A firebrand raging in the evening :
Two torches of heaven—
The witches fly home .

Bonfires of Beltane on the mountains,
Celebrate the verdant fields,
The cattle warded between the smoke,
The flowers waltzing under Maypoles,
Fertile :   the promise of Midsummer .

Fire of young love burns
Red like the brimstone volcanoes
Of crippled Hephaestus
Pining for the swan trumpet
Fanfare of Love’s arrival .

Fiery flowers of hawthorn
Decorate the doorways, fairy
Blessings from the May Bush
As spring dew fades in the blazing sun .

*[ WSB ]_.