But I cannot Just be still and listen Because my world is burning Away before me And I must put out the fire; Because I have something to say, Something you need to hear, And I don’t want to be silenced. I’d never ask…
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The Witching Hour
There’s a solemn hymn that’s heard Amongst spirits and demons that hear The word and chants ciphered In the hours that they revere The Witching Hour An active time that’s said to be: A time when spirits are found to scour And demons play…
Hour 17: Books were Safer
Books were safer Even when they disappointed Or twisted to unexpected ends If they spirited me Into danger and certain death, I could always return to ground With but a scratch on my memory. Even though they created for me Wicked worlds, shrouded…
A World Before Me – Hour Eighteen
I see a world before me, filled with all the brightest hues A far cry from the visions that are laid out on the news A rock amid so many more, so large and yet so small And yet, a place where goodness reins supremely…
These Arcane Rhymes
For when two become one Combined by the same It shall then—be done That—which you proclaim For two shall become one And when two are then said to agree Your wishes will not remain barren Thanks to this—prophesy With praise we may then…
Just be still #thepoetrymarathon #prompthoureightteen
“Just be still and listen” Shloka Shankar Sure, you can hear, the death knell of your dreams, the grand plans for your life that you charted as a child. Hush, but listen also for the lilting tune of the night as it calls to…
Boastful Wisdom
Leviathan— scales of pride A Serpent of Wisdom That one can bind While loosening his freedom Tugging a sea serpent along Boastful wisdom he reveals Sometimes in a small song Showing exactly just what he conceals
The Traitor and the Spy
A life that’s found in a world that exists Full of people betrayed—- One—found is a traitor that resists The devotion that he’d trade— The traitor says— I’ve now betrayed The country that has turned on me The Spy differs as his position he’d…
The Karmatic Rights
For the divine power of kings One and many— (decisions) fates For the binding of will— brings The desired future—that it creates For where manipulation is found Of the powers that are Necessity itself can be bound To compensate from afar For one…
The Gift of Interpretation
Many words (logos—legion) sealed The Word of God contained Hidden—to foreigners concealed Lest by interpretation explained— The Word itself crucified One word at a time—of prophecy Understanding then applied Androgynous— One becomes three Many become one by immovability When understanding (crucifies) or binds…