flurries of leaves chase her,

the vivids leaving a trail 

of fragile elegance

just another mystery. 

like how the moonlight chooses

to illuminate her essence

as the only luster in the night’s caverns. 

or how the wind lifts her heavenly hymns

as if it knows her glory. 

“there are cathedrals everywhere

for those with eyes to see.”

it’s hard to imagine her

as anything other than angelic, or righteous;

her soul harbors 

an immersive sweetness

a gentle core 

only a girl could embody. 

she must be winged

with feathers so innocent 

that humanity is blind to them. 

her crucifixion,

at a cross of cherry-wood,

will be the death of all deaths;

lambs now bleat

with songs of grace & God. 

was her mother Mary?

or did she rise from mortal blood

and bring the wildflowers with her.

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skylerloritz

Skyler Loritz, junior, is excited to be writing for the OLu Muse after many years of delighting in literature. When she's not spellbound by a book, she’s probably listening to music, wandering through Google Earth, hanging out with her friends, or diving down a Wikipedia rabbit hole. She looks forward to her first year of being in the Humanities Pathway.