Tenderness at the Cusp, by Amanda Niamh Dawson

Magnificat, by Maurice Denis (France) 1909

Tenderness at the Cusp

When sun
Bleeds through the waters
Lancing out to Trestrignel
Dappling like panned gold
They shine brighter
Than any sky
Blushing
As it folds
 
A candle lights the future
Tenderness at the cusp
Eyes cast down
In some reverence holy
The air gathers
This family
In a sunset cup
Nods to old
And young alike
Divinity
Sought
In that light
Brightest before night
 
Amanda Niamh Dawson
 
Amanda Niamh Dawson was raised in London, Dallas, Boston, and Washington, DC, spending summers shining brass in her uncle's antiques shop. She attended Tufts University, the Ecole du Louvre, and Sorbonne University and then completed graduate studies in the decorative arts at Winterthur. Amanda worked at Sotheby's in Books & Manuscripts, and Old Master Paintings. She has a collection of antique brass candlesticks which she shines regularly. Her poems have appeared in The Dewdrop, Pomona Valley Review, The Banyan Review and others.