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THE PENTAGONAL ARTIFACT and OTHERS
Death’s life’s entrepreneur It glues atoms in their prime It seeks oblivion in eternity And mummifies known time. Wind’s invisible consort of death That lulls souls in solitude It steals each breath and sigh And feigns beatitude. Fire’s the close … Continue reading
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ARA-AVIS
Stars coffined in mysterious space evade The fleshy epic of time suspended in void Burning in the grand furnace of light Weltering in the endless storms of fire Aching silence Region of inadvertency Cloistered wonder The hyaline drops sealed in … Continue reading
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BURIED THORNS
(I) Why complain deceived wretch Why deceive your tired brain Why dream you of happiness For your injured soul again! Why hope for a haven You never can attain Why pray for that pleasure That comes through bitter pain. … Continue reading
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A COFFIN OF STEEL
Insignificant cried the flesh Most meaningless cried the soul There are billions rotting in This tureen vessel billions congealed Under its frozen brow The choice is between stillness And movement and not between Between living and existence Being or not … Continue reading
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THE MUSEUM
The blue mist kneeling In the airy void The grey frost lurching On the stormy beach ——– How can prayers reach heaven! How can they cross frozen space! The effect of weightlessness on empty words The gravitational pull of imploring … Continue reading
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THE ECHO
Gathering herbs in the fading moonlight The faded shadow of our muzzled past The muted vision of our unknown future Disturbed and awakened By the mysterious midnight call…. Cloaked in passion the homely lizard Prowls for insects that hop On … Continue reading
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HUMBLE DUST
Life is a scented phrase of dust Inspired by some playful spark That whirling through the pores of time Has come to make its destined mark. The big tall claims of self-respect Spring from depths of hollow pride True respect … Continue reading
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HIGHWAY TO FATE
Conscience paves the highway to fate Smooth if heart is evil free Bumpy rough and full of jolts Otherwise that road will be. Both parents and ancestors are A part of this unknown road Can we forget the ties of … Continue reading
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THE CONFLICT
Far off…..heaped in the arms of time The quiet ignorant dreams sleep And the unseen future Through the eyes of fate Peeps in the muddy stream That rolls on interminably Unveiling the hidden waves That curl beneath the fading spray … Continue reading
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SOFT DELIGHT
Pride is cancer of the soul For which we have no cure Except in pure humility That educates for sure We’re all beathing enterprises Concealed in veil of flesh We consume just what’s fresh and sweet To save this fickle … Continue reading
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