Gozo’s Azure Window
There was something special
about you
archway into somewhere
standing erect
on water’s bed
majestic against
an azure sky.
The sun rose
and the sun set
on your rocky surface
casting shadows
of glory
off and on.
Camera happy tourists
lost in the wonder of you
captured your unique beauty
again and again.
Then it happened.
The wind and the waves whipped
your limestone window
here now
and gone forever.
A piece of God’s artistry
slipped away
and what stands jagged and alone
is open
to nature’s nuances.
And the tears spill
over what was
and now isn’t
on a distant Maltese island.
The iconic Azure Window on the Maltese Island of Gozo collapsed on March 8, 2017
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