"The Kingship"


A newborn child lies naked in the sun
Untainted by environment
Another child is heaven sent
A worldly kingship, a kingdom of one
Slowly he begins to awake 
Then at last does he arise
Everything is new to these eyes
The world seems his to take 
Now he has grown into a young child
The fields of gold, the sky of blue 
Everything, to him, is still new
He sees the world that is wild
Life is drained with each breath he breathes
The years begin to slip into the past 
He wonders how long he will last
And live while he knows he must leave
Young adult has learned lessons uncouth 
And although now he stands tall
He must hurry for he knows soon he will fall
One desire, one fear, one love, one truth 
The quest of the father is the quest of the son 
He knows that, too, soon he will be dead 
He tries to figure it out within his head
A worldly kingship, a kingdom of one


"We Are But Lonely Mortals Meek"

We are but lonely mortals meek
Kindrid spirits caught beneath the flame
Whose fault is this? Who is to blame?
Is it that they are afraid to speak?

And though often my efforts seem in vain
And many times listless I am left
From trying to find meaning, my lifelong quest
Countless thoughts are in in disdain

The result: I am left alone
With something so serene
My will, I attempt to redeem
A lifelong lie I cannot condone

It is so easy to become entangled
I renounce my sins, each and every one
It is too late to take back the damage done
Too easily the soul is mangled

And so please listen to my advice
Do not fear the dimming of the light
Although it would seem all in spite
for the greater truth -- it would entice

I know one day, down, my body I will lay
And return the life that he lends
I shall close my eyes as darkness descends
Death's scavengers I cannot reel nor sway
 



"As Daylight Last Sparks (An Epitaph On Man)"

      
Without remorse time wistfully swirls
Yet bravely we shout with glee
Dance and sing harmoniusly
As fleeting life unfurls

And of man, there is but one fate I trust:
How fate's webs are wound;
All men, by common thread bound,
Shall fade and turn to dust

Dangling upon the thresholds of twilight
Until final rest I am lain
I shall gleam and chime, without shame
Quivering, swaying 'til heart's delight

And shall live this tragic spoof
As daylight last sparked
Upon final quest did I embark
For no longer I feared the truth

There, upon an enchanted lake
I saw, finally, through the mist,
A glimpse of the will-o-wisp
And no longer my heart did ache

Countless tales of woe and strife
Now I feel the celestial bliss
Of sleep's lulling kiss
Capsized vessel on the sea's of life

And so cooly rang the bell
Thus ends this febrile life
My heart had ceased its painful writhe
One last thing, I've to tell:

Do not lament over me
Over blood that was spilt
How unbloomed flowers did wilt
For twilight's eye doth, clearly, see

On.