The Leaden Box

 Within the Temple Mount

Beneath the Temple
Hewn from the living rock
And lined with lead
Within the chamber
Enclosed waiting
His dark thoughts
Spread outward
Ever outward
Infecting the minds of those
Who walk about beneath the sun
The Man of God brought him
Trapped within the golden box
Across the desert to this place
 And chained him there
Sealed in lead and stone
To await the final moment
When all will be made clear
And the Key will be found
To release the chains
Which bind us
To our illusions

Gazelle

 Thou art like a Gazelle
Standing in the cool dawn
Moon and Sun lit
Between Stars
And Earth
A diadem
Upon thy head
Awaiting the morning breeze
Which greets the rising of the sun
And breathes life into the land
Her kiss
Which bring thee rest and peace
Before thou needst seek shade
Neath the olive or the tamarisk
Grey and Green
For the Sun shall over thee
Light like unto molten gold
Pour its weight and heat
And burden thee with the fruit
Of knowledge.

Oh my sweet
Let us rest
and think not on these things
Rather
Like cool waters
let us flow
The one ‘gainst the other
Out of time
for the Cycle of Heaven
shall not be gainsaid
Nor will the nights darkness
wait for us
But you shall be a Doe
And I a Stag
And Heaven await us
Who shall rest in the shade
Beneath the Vault of Heaven.

I Find Myself

 I find myself waiting
Sometimes I lose my self
It is like
A pendulum
A plumb bob
Newton's apple
There is
That moment
Just
Before
The pawl releases
The wheel moves forward
One tooth
And then another
Rocking like a child
On her toy horse
The sand above
stretches
To the horizon
Zenith darkness
Nadir darkness
And in between
Where it falls
Grain by grain
Is Darkness

In The City are many streets
Lined with structures
Buildings if you will
Buildings if you won’t
Faces to the streets
Backs to
Well, whatever it is their backs are to.
Buildings filled with emptiness
Buildings filled with space
Buildings filled with stars
Buildings filled with the space between the stars
And there is the Street of Books
Books are the Key
The One Key is in The One Book
Eldest placed it there
Thinking it the safest place
And you know how it is
When you put something somewhere safe
Somewhere you will remember
So you can find it when you need it.