Dark Elegy

In twilight's hush, where shadows reign, a maiden lies, entwined in dark delight's refrain. Her form, a canvas of contrasts, fair and pale, yet bound by darkness, in a gothic veil. The cathedral's grandeur looms, a backdrop grand, as if the very stones bore witness to her hand. A symbol on her chest, a star of night's despair, illuminates the path, through sorrow's lair. Her eyes, closed in ecstasy, or perhaps in pain, reflect the turmoil, of love and darkness' strain. The intricate dance, of light and shadow's play, reveals the complexity, of her inner sway. In this tableau, we find a tale of might, of human fragility, in the face of endless night. A moment captured, in the artist's skilled hand, where beauty and darkness, in harmony stand.