Songs of Remembrance
(text 1)
Angelic voices
of a timeless past
a single melody
embracing
an entire universe
of water drips
dissolving worldly sorrow
into an Ocean
where you and i have
no name
For a fleeting moment
time’s void held me
right there
on the outer shores
of the Promised Land
‘Tis these memories so dear
that make me fend
with Lion’s roar
kneel in prayer
in barren dessert’s sand
So far,
and yet so
near
I don’t know if I’m
dreaming anymore
running for dear life
Anywhere
but here!
Songs of Remembrance
(text 2)
Numbing memories
frozen in ice
like old ghosts
revisiting
from times past
unable
or so it seems
to toss the iron mask
bare my soul
have naked eyes
Have I become
afraid
to live
for fear of
drowning
in my own
darkest waters?
Nailed without failing
by indelible imprints
my eyes
reach
up and high
a distant eagle’s rise
Here I am
hovering
above this
river divide
between
the living
and the dead
Songs of Remembrance
(text 3)
That I Am
Open the Gates of Fear! –
Lead me to the edge
where I dare not tread
my Heart, blazing afire
foolish illusions
scorched on Phoenix’ pyre.
That I Am
forevermore
a Sun among Suns
rejoicing
in rays of splendid sound
Celestial musings,
for each and all to hear!
NY March 22, 1998