Black Obelisk Of Power
© Surazeus
2018 09 01
The black obelisk shimmers on the hill,
tall slender slab of stone against blue sky,
lone shadow of power on peak among rocks
where silent wind blows for thousands of years,
erect and mute in sunlight, rain, and snow,
ever indifferent to our games of power.
The man with long hair bound by ring of gold,
fixed with one large diamond that glitters bright,
stands back against the tall black obelisk
and grips sturdy wand of oak with both hands
while he adjusts the cape of lion fur,
then crouches ready to defend his life.
Hundreds of naked men with ragged hair,
gripping splintered dragon bones and sharp rocks,
crawl up the steep stony slope of the hill,
and howl with fury at the Lion Wizard
who wears the Eye of the Sun on his head,
then throw sharp rocks to crush his fragile skull.
Swinging the oak wand fast behind his back,
the Lion Wizard whacks each hurtling stone
to smack it back into their startled faces,
which knocks them back into the choking dust,
so the whole crowd backs away in surprise
when he swings the oak wand in whooshing arcs.
Standing tall beneath the black obelisk,
carved with the image of the mother queen
whose long hair spreads outward like bright sunrays,
the Lion Wizard thrusts wand at gold clouds
and chants long spell that makes them all feel drowsy,
so many men lie down and close their eyes.
Shaking his head to escape the droning trance,
the largest ape man shrieks and runs at the wizard,
throwing sharp rocks faster than he can bat,
then jumps up to push himself with bent legs
off back of the obelisk in high-flying leap
but the wizard whacks his head with hard blow.
Forcing the ape king down on bleeding knees,
the wizard pushes his face in the dust
and forces him to bow before his glory,
then presses foot to crush his head down low
while he chants spells and twirls wand in sunlight,
till the ape men bow and worship his power.
Sitting tall before the black obelisk,
that shimmers on the hill of jagged rocks,
the Lion Wizard reigns king of all tribes
who gather on the hill with gifts of food
to worship Sun God who came from blue sky
and teaches them the mystery of the words.
© Surazeus
2018 09 01
The black obelisk shimmers on the hill,
tall slender slab of stone against blue sky,
lone shadow of power on peak among rocks
where silent wind blows for thousands of years,
erect and mute in sunlight, rain, and snow,
ever indifferent to our games of power.
The man with long hair bound by ring of gold,
fixed with one large diamond that glitters bright,
stands back against the tall black obelisk
and grips sturdy wand of oak with both hands
while he adjusts the cape of lion fur,
then crouches ready to defend his life.
Hundreds of naked men with ragged hair,
gripping splintered dragon bones and sharp rocks,
crawl up the steep stony slope of the hill,
and howl with fury at the Lion Wizard
who wears the Eye of the Sun on his head,
then throw sharp rocks to crush his fragile skull.
Swinging the oak wand fast behind his back,
the Lion Wizard whacks each hurtling stone
to smack it back into their startled faces,
which knocks them back into the choking dust,
so the whole crowd backs away in surprise
when he swings the oak wand in whooshing arcs.
Standing tall beneath the black obelisk,
carved with the image of the mother queen
whose long hair spreads outward like bright sunrays,
the Lion Wizard thrusts wand at gold clouds
and chants long spell that makes them all feel drowsy,
so many men lie down and close their eyes.
Shaking his head to escape the droning trance,
the largest ape man shrieks and runs at the wizard,
throwing sharp rocks faster than he can bat,
then jumps up to push himself with bent legs
off back of the obelisk in high-flying leap
but the wizard whacks his head with hard blow.
Forcing the ape king down on bleeding knees,
the wizard pushes his face in the dust
and forces him to bow before his glory,
then presses foot to crush his head down low
while he chants spells and twirls wand in sunlight,
till the ape men bow and worship his power.
Sitting tall before the black obelisk,
that shimmers on the hill of jagged rocks,
the Lion Wizard reigns king of all tribes
who gather on the hill with gifts of food
to worship Sun God who came from blue sky
and teaches them the mystery of the words.
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