PREMONITION

by Michael Keshigian

He dreams in white,

a white light stabs the great darkness,

it is but a white stallion

which runs wild over the clouds

and flies with great white wings

into the white twinkle of the galaxy

as a beautiful woman

with little attire

rides in Godiva fashion upon its back,

the horse’s white mane shields her

from streaks of white-hot rocks

randomly bombarding the black sky,

and she gallops

till she finds the sun,

the wayward orb

well beyond its dimension.

and as her sword gleams white rays,

she splits the darkness

and in halves it falls,

allowing the sun to shine upon us all.

In ribbons of light

we stand immortal

as the darkness dissipates

beyond the galaxy’s edge

and the ragged firmament

becomes a smoother,

enlightened eternity

as the meaning of life shines

until he awakens

only to find the clouds still hover.

Through the mist and fog

he sets out to find the sun.

Michael Keshigian is the author of 14 poetry collections, his most recent, What to Do With Intangibles, from Cyberwit.net. His work has appeared in numerous national and international journals as well as many online publications, including California Quarterly, Chiron Review, Tipton Poetry Journal, San Pedro River Review, Oak Bend Review, and Sierra Nevada Review. He is a seven-time Pushcart Prize and three-time Best Of The Net nominee.