Aurora

she was reflected like a shadow into the shifting sea
her silhouette slipping away like a snake's skin as
her footprints receded until she had been nowhere
but here
here in this fleeting moment of time
that passes in an instant
like a rush of excitement 
a tingling sense that this is the moment where the world changes
this is the time to grab it with both hands
a leap of faith toward a new age
she was held in this second for what felt like years
decades slid over her skin and blended seamlessly into her 
but yet did not touch her youthfulness.
then because all good things come to an end
the cold took her away into the world
but her soul stayed sitting in the aurora of the morning.