Ode to Gloria

 (A lone voice whispers.)

Even though we sadly parted

Like the Red Sea

Chased by lies of the medical establishment

Incarnations of Pharaoh's guards 

Dressed in white disguise 

But

In this half silence 

Filled with sacred tears

And broken-hearted

With my sweet memories

Apart now forever

In this growing cold

Where memory ghosts 

Roam

As one gets old

I can still see all of you

Looking so beautiful

By that fast-flowing river

In Sacramento 

Walking in peace and serenity

Like the night itself

Effortless

Seductive and so graceful

Even Mother Moon

Seemed to shine even brighter and smile

But all the while

The Dark 

Half hidden out of sight

Cancer

Created by chancers

Worked in secret 

Day and night

To take away 

Bit by bit

By metastasis

My only hope of eternal bliss

And that's why now

All I can do

Is treasure that last memory of you

Walking in daylight 

By that river

In Sacramento

At that site

For it brings me

Salvation and a form of peace

For even though

You're now deceased

My eternal love

For you 

Will never cease

(C)

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Maseen. The Shadow from Beyond The Veil.

(A lone voice whispers.)
 

Hey

You do know there is still hope in your world

Consolation in understanding 

That regardless of how you're feeling 

No matter the

Consequences 

Or misunderstandings

The Eye of Heaven

Will still rise again 

Tomorrow

Offering a rebirth

From sorrow

A new chance of freedom 

To explore its open roads

To offer a sweet form of liberation

For at some point

We all need salvation

To embrace its divine melodies and sensations

And to burn bridges to our past

For your inner Continents of Contentment 

Count on it

Or pain could last

Peel back those layers of self-doubts

Explore 

Take hold of your life and share your love

With your heart open wide 

If all else fails

Here's a free gift

 

From I 

To help you be born 

Again

Maseen

The Shadow from Beyond

The Veil

Light a white candle in silence

Feel the energy of the flame

And repeat three times

Oh Lord

Hear my prayer

For I am worthy

Show me guidance

Give me forgiveness

 

For I am worthy

Offer me a drink of strength from your cup

When things turn blue

For it's why I always return to you

For I am worthy

Amen

(C)

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Whispers in the Low Hours. Jonas.

 (A lone voice whispers.)

I still remember you

Those hypnotic blue eyes

That all-consuming white smile

For those imprinted memories

Pound

Like King Kong's heartbeat

In the morning sunrise

Colonizing like Palos Verdes Blue Butterflies

Memories of us 

Walking hand in hand

Laughing and joking 

Down Mayors Street

Enjoying life

Visiting friends and new places 

In the Summer's heat

Making plans

To be complete

In the snow season

But life has a cruel way

Of taking things away 

Without no apparent reason 

So now

Remembering you

Is all I can do

We married

In June

On the twenty-first 

Underneath

The Cherry Moon

The priest loved it

But Angels must have been playing pontoon

With my life's cards

For I died 

So soon

So now

Remembering you

Is all I can do

When

Looking at that

Pale Red Veil

Our own monolith

Shimmering like molten volcanic molten lava

On Towers Way

In the distance

Where the living live

Through its portal

While we watch

But can never touch

Because our new laws

Written in blood at the bottom of Towers Way 

Ban interference

So we the Shadow Walkers

Memory stalkers

Wait

For its all, we can do

As we gather in huge paranormal circles 

Praying for Peter

With these words

To baptise and let us in

በረከት ይብዛላችሁ።

ወደ ቤታችን እንሂድ.

bereketi yibizalachihu.

wede bētachini inihīdi

በእነዚያ በተቀደሱ በሮች

be’inezīya betek’edesu berochi

(Blessings be upon you. 

Let us go home.

Through those sacred gates)

When he deems us 

Washed and free 

From the clutches of so tempting sin

So now

Remembering you

Is all I can do

For those hypnotic blue eyes

That all-consuming white smile

Those imprinted memories

Pound

Like King Kong's heartbeat

Forever

As I wait to go through those silvery gates

And dream one day

We'll walk hand in hand

Knee-deep into the holy river

In Heaven

Together 

And then just disappear 

To live in the New Jerusalem

   

(C)

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Santi Sacorium

Darkness comes like a favourite friend 

In this

The longest of nights

In time

Creeping in like Mesopotamia 

Depriving me of sleep

Underneath its meager skies

As weather chimes

Overcast

Sing and whistle

In rhyme 

O Lord,

Hear my cry

On your

Most High

Open up my soul contract

And declare by your decree

My freedom

Freedom to find my Lucinda

The girl who once gave me her number 

Only to lose me

By the strike of your thunder

Hear me

O Mighty Lord

Cut the cord 

Cut the cord

So I can leave this place 

Of smoke and ash

So I can just run..... 

To find her

But in whispers 

I see viewers

Viewers like you

So here's to you

Vos.

Viri et feminae habent splendorem verborum et cogitationum striatorum.

Oro apud te ut maneas.

IN MEMORIAM.

Vos.

Habent splendorem verborum et cogitationum striata.

Tu solus.

laudare possum.

Vos.

Scrutatores Involucri Creatoris 

tempus abusores impellit.

Liberi ac numquam emit.

(English translation.)

You. 

The men and women that have brilliance of words and fluted thoughts. 

I pray with you to stay. 

In Memories. 

You. 

That have brilliance of words and fluted thoughts. 

Only you. 

I can praise. 

You. 

The searchers

Creator's

Time abusers. 

Be free and never 

Bought. 

(C)

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The Maelstrom

 (A lone voice whispers.)

In the deepest of silence

I walk into my own created Maelstrom

As memories of you

Return 

With a slight shiver 

Down my spine

The air fills with that

So familiar pulsating scent

I feel your presence 

And visually embrace 

All those lingering thoughts and images 

Of everywhere

We once went

When I look in the mirror

I see dark eyes looking back

Which carries your sweet smile

One heaven sent 

But when those loving sensations fade

And life winds

Once more blows

My way

Just know

My crow-haired twin

In my Eternal White Room

I carry you 

Deep inside

Wherever I go

For your husky voice

Always 

Rides and rules

My internal highways 

Like a reborn Gail 

In a New Sin City

A place I call

Forgiveness

When Doubt calls

And I feel guilty

(C)

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Dreams of Cassiopeia

 (A random voice whispers.)

Now I 

Argento

The Third

Sing loudly

Of a new second freedom

A place where my soul 

Shall soar 

Into a new glorious bright kingdom

Purged to ascend 

To float past all those who

Still descend

Those tainted still by

Pride

Wrath

Envy

Greed

Lust

Gluttony and Sloth

7 things you need

To make the soul cry

But tonight

I rise

Rise like grey swirling smoke

No longer grimace and choke

For after spending

6000 years

Sat on this hard rock

Watching the yellow sunrise

With a desperation 

I deeply despise

For now, I've now found salvation

The Crow Queen

From Nesashabth

Has been 

And invited me

To serve as her Mage

In her incredible marble halls

Of The Great In-Between

Who am I to say no

I might see Nebuchadrezzar

Under that new sky

For a newfound faith can purge even me

A once-broken soul

Who flickered and died

Like a shooting star

So here I go

Be seeing you

Who knows

Maybe you to will be purged

And allowed to follow

(C)

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The Divine Spark

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Heavens Great Gate

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Are you free yet?

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