Size: 17x12 inchesMedium: WatercolorsDetail closeups: [link] Prints and original available: [link] Related Blog posts and Sketches: [link] and [link] and [link] * * *She sings with voice that's summer-lacedShe lifts her arms with lithesome graceShe dances, skips, steps back a pace,and beckons, haloed in the light."Lay your head down, come and sleep.Let weary world drift to your feet.Lay your head down, come and sleep.Taste of innocence so sweet."She beckons, lures, and tempts to chase.No shadows fall upon her face.She chimes, "Come share a sacred placewe carve to keep back night.""Anemones cup crimson wine:Let words and needs sift past, like wheat.Leave marigolds to dream of dawn.Taste poppy juice, so rich and sweet."She promises no promises taken,nevermore to be forsaken;a peace from which to never waken:Taste of innocence so sweet.