The Moonflower

(Picture taken from http://suzumehime02.tumblr.com/post/96614204304/moonflower-the-flower-that-only-blooms-at-night)

She ran about as a child, across the field,
in which a number of flowers had woefully keeled
Despite sweltering heat the night revealed
dangerous beauty- the moonflower

It seemed to glow humbly, shimmer pale white
setting the dark sills alight,
Magic and charm which filled the night
did emanate from the moonflower

On her table, amid books in many a pile
it glittered with disarming guile,
its petals open in a charming smile
that was boasted of the moonflower

As she grew older, as she would dine,
they would stand before her in an obedient line
She dimmed the lights to bask in the shine
provided by the moonflower

On downcast skies and dismal, gloomy days
when life and beauty seemed to be razed
It would fill the dark room with undeserved praise
quite pleasantly so did the moonflower

When her hair could be compared to its petal's hue,
she fluttered her eyes shut at last, it is sadly true,
she managed to catch a last glimpse of the view
that was proudly filled by the moonflower