Silver Starless Sea

Silver Starless Sea
© Surazeus
2023 07 08

The last film I see on cathedral wall 
before the world unpuzzles into tales 
displays the tragic romance of our life 
for turtles and ravens to laugh with glee 
while I sit alone in the leaky boat 
and sail across the silver starless sea. 

The little girl in the peach blossom tree 
who plucks the starflower from heart of time 
to give me sweet devotion of her heart 
falls from moon swan who soars among red clouds 
so I catch her fragile soul in my arms 
and set her by the silver starless sea. 

Just as she reaches out to touch my cheek 
six ghost assassins from the desert king 
attack with whirling blades of arrogance 
so I defend her body against greed 
and cast them into pit of howling flames 
as she weeps by the silver starless sea. 

I give her diamond of ten thousand eyes 
which I dug from deep cavern of despair 
so she can gaze into eternity 
to see first flash of the big bang expand 
the White Whole of all souls from the God Eye 
who dreams us by the silver starless sea. 

Though globe of Earth that spins in void of love 
is cluttered now with cities of tall towers, 
connected by vast network of paved roads, 
I still feel immortal spirit of Elysium 
glow bright from solid ground of our desire 
as Heaven by the silver starless sea. 

I take her hand in mine with gentle care 
and dance with her on mountain of peach trees 
where crystal shimmer of high waterfalls 
swirls sparkling mist of faith around our souls 
so when we kiss our souls become one light 
that pulses by the silver starless sea. 

Before cenotaph of your empty tomb, 
old marble tablet I sawed from despair 
on which I cannot carve your precious name, 
I kneel and whisper prayer from aching heart 
that you no longer suffer pain of life 
and dwell safe by the silver starless sea. 

Soft evening glimmer of the twilight zone, 
that pierces my heart when I think of you, 
conceals me safe in walls of paradise 
where I meditate far from courts of power, 
and you read story of our tragic fate 
we perform by the silver starless sea.