Eyes Of The Laughing Tree

Eyes Of The Laughing Tree
© Surazeus
2025 02 07

Half dead from sorrow of the laughing tree, 
Erick stares at shadow in the Face Pool, 
shocked he resembles old man he once knew 
who vanished in the woods long years ago, 
then grins when the tortoise with stoic eyes 
breaks surface of the pool with haunting silence. 

Concerned for safety of the laughing tree, 
Emzara gathers apples in the woods 
to feed her husband who constructs the ship 
in which he plans to sail the stormy sea, 
till she finds young man staring at his face 
mirrored by the small pool of haunting silence. 

Startled by soft voice of the laughing tree, 
Erick looks up to see in long green gown 
young woman holding basket of ripe fruit 
who smiles and offers apple in her hand, 
so he accepts and stares in sea-blue eyes 
where he sees wild flood of haunting silence. 

While hoping to protect the laughing tree, 
Emzara contemplates mysterious flash 
which reveals all that is wrong with this world, 
but asks young man who guards undoor of time 
if he feels optimistic about fate, 
so he whispers dream spell of haunting silence. 

Eager to map eyes of the laughing tree, 
Erick traces his steps in the waste land 
to record proper path to Wonderland 
where Rapunzel and Richard Lion-Heart 
host global Feast of the Epiphany 
where Orpheus sings hymn of haunting silence. 

Returning to field of the laughing tree, 
Emzara shows the young World Conqueror 
how Jason constructs the swift Argos ship 
with wood stolen from the Temple of Baal 
so he can sail across the storm-wracked sea 
to find Atlantis lost in haunting silence. 

Naming new continent for his old mother, 
Erick builds home-fort by the River Styx 
to store the Golden Fleece he stole from Colchis 
where Anahita pours Dionysian wine 
in the Holy Grail, encrusted with rubies, 
to reveal sacred truth of haunting silence. 

Tending horses in the stall on the ship, 
Emzara watches stars behind rain clouds, 
and calculates days since they left Sumeria 
should bring them to lush shores of Shangdong soon 
where Nuwa welcomes them with open arms 
to feast on pyramid of haunting silence.