Anonymous Annunciation, Circa 1450

In scrolled aves
and erect
seraphic wings,
no one notices,
at first, her eyes.
You see
she is from
Siena.

Lapis lazuli,
however rare,
must be used for
her abrupt blue
royalty, while also
adequate
(if you look
far enough
into the violet
funnel
of the eye)
for fear.