This delicate jewel that reigns across the sea
Still clouded by the mist and slightly faded shade
Rules with repute amid fame of greater glory
While the events of years her impotence betrayed.
Basking in the shadow of one bright diadem
Views stolen from another end of the rainbow
Lending character to this aged waning gem
That here exists with honor and respect in tow.
Noble crescent from whence came seeds of our beginnings
Once hidden by the tiresome toss and chance of time
In retrospect with pride that contemplation brings
See truth and in that single act, dower confine.
Claire V. Bogdanos 