Old Shadow Book Of Why

Old Shadow Book Of Why
© Surazeus
2022 01 04

Writing tale of Lost Princess I adore 
with blood words in old shadow book of why, 
I question moral conclusions of laws 
that define etiquette in castle courts 
where angels stab each other in the back 
in competition to win heart of God. 

Assembling puzzle of global events 
recorded in old shadow book of why, 
I analyze power moves of politics 
fought between brothers in the game of thrones 
to calculate divine decrees of fate 
with fraught formulas of the social state. 

Wandering jester of the dead honey tree, 
whose eyes bleed in old shadow book of why, 
plays crystal flute on shore of the Black Sea, 
heart aching with desire for the Wolf Girl 
who hunts darting deer in Tellurian Wood 
far from stone tower where her mother weeps. 

Discussing events on the radio show, 
dissected from old shadow book of why, 
I preach salvation of the arcane spell 
carved on cement wall of the factory 
where sons of angels assemble new cars 
we drive on highways to the Promised Land. 

Riding the whirlwind of global events, 
encrypted in old shadow book of why, 
to fight for freedom from cruel monarchy, 
I walk bleak wind-swept plains of Scythia 
to find the pool from which the Volga springs 
where Zorya welcomes me home with a kiss. 

Constructing castle from skulls of dead gods 
with plans drawn in old shadow book of why, 
so I can keep my family safe from harm, 
I kneel before fane on Mount Helicon 
where skull of Orpheus prophesies how 
men and women choose each other to love. 

Solving weird riddles invented by Death 
that sizzle in old shadow book of why, 
I journey from Arabia to Guilin 
to follow highway my ancestors blazed 
on quest to find cave where Helius was born 
so I can understand my ancient soul. 

Running with horses on vast Scythian plain 
where trees sprout from old shadow book of why, 
I harness forward motion of desire 
to build global empire of fertile farms 
where children play free in paradise lost 
till they invent concept of God from fear.