Once Upon a Time Poems

Watching Sarah Hughes Skate

We watch through glasses tinted in hope,
As Sarah skates enraptured on ice,
Rhythmical stint, her triple twists,
From her flintlock a charge of surprise.

Conjuring shades of angelic spins,
Hoisting on her toes, a jump, a glide,
A silken serenade, starburst hinted,
Threading secret paths in her stride.

The whole world, a lover’s story,
Cold ice softening in her warm flow,
Slim blue feather with magic soars
To a glamourous golden glow.

To mint a spell with roses and joy,
A beginning spun inside her heart,
Long moonbeam slides, a sweet smile,
A star’s enchantment with heavenly art.