. Poetry from The Great In-Between: Egyptian Deep Dreams of Im-Ho-Tep

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Egyptian Deep Dreams of Im-Ho-Tep

  


I first caught sight of my true love 


In the 26th century BCE

The Valley of The Kings


Where the land water was tainted

As the Sacred Ibis sang


Following her crimson and golden

Diamond studded  

Scarf


As the Nile River bells 

Rang


With my new road map


And saw the spot where she waited


By the Niles shore  

In the divine form 


Of a gift from the Gods

To steal my heart


And infuse herself into its molten core  

Forevermore


Oh 

How I miss her

So


Now I'm doomed

To prowl this Afterworld


Doing my new masters 

Work


(C)  

Copyright John Duffy


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