Tidal Waves

In dazzled astonishment She looked up from her reverie As she heard the flap of wings overhead And saw the flash of laser beams in her dim lit room Before her, stood a winged seraph A radiant silhouette with such gentleness and grace As never beholden on any human face With its hands raised in benediction, It saluted Mary and said “Blessed art thou amongst women… …………………………………… The rest she heard in a trance. Unable to comprehend what was said, The girl looked up nonplussed. Again it said, “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee And a son shall be born of thee Whom you shall call Jesus” In that nanosecond of a new revelation Did Mary’s world shatter like glassware Or did her virgin womb thrill with new life Did she swim in the waters of joyful tidings? Or gyrate in the sweeping swirl of tidal waves For the girl already espoused to a man In whose dreams his comely form had begun Flitting in and out Was it a moment of silent ravishment? Or of stupefied bewilderment Did a dagger cut through her heart? Or did her soul take to wings in flight? ? ?