Beautifully done. Reminds me of the lighter side of one I wrote years ago called "Angel Without Wings". I'll have to send that to you later. Love the line "something hushed and new". Bravo.

-nods- Oh yes, seraphim capture our hearts so completely...those beings of light.

Laters,

KD

Oohh... pretty. I like your vocabulary very much--though some lines ("ethereal epitome of mesmeric splendor") resemble something that you used a thesaurus on every word, you still have good word choice. I had to read it twice to get it, and that's a good thing, that it doesn't tell me everything at first glance. I may be tired but it's not too sentimental, not too sappy at all. I liked this poem a lot. Please keep writing, your poetry's good.

Ha ha - the name of my band is "Seraphim", so your poem caught my eyes.

Nice work - good use of dramatization.

Keep writing!