Salva Nos Stella Maris
" save us star of the sea"
from a 13th century sonnet

emerald glass & wooden beads
italian red/ gold finish

$61.00

stelle Marie glanced at her reflection in her washbasin. Saltwater tears, dew from hawthorn blossoms, rainwater, violet petals, and her green-hazel eyes looked back at her. Wind rustled the sheer drapes and more blossoms in a basket. One leapt out and landed at Estelle’s feet.

Star of the Sea, she whispered.

She lifted the blossom and laid it on the water’s surface, gently letting go as it began to float.

As if pulled by a thread, the blossom began to circle the edge of the basin, the violet petals gathering in the center to let it pass. Estelle looked up- the drapes lay still, the breeze had stopped, nothing moved but for the blossom.

Sprite, she gasped, eyes wide, staring at the basin. Are you here?