Riddle Of Old Fire

Riddle Of Old Fire
© Surazeus
2023 11 15

Alone in garden of sweet pungent fruit, 
I do not feel one with the world eyeball 
for I know only what my brain perceives, 
this cluttered world of changing forms that bloom 
whole within scope of my attentive faith, 
when I resolve weird riddle of old fire. 

When I breathe forth pure flame of hungry faith 
that lifts me far beyond grim reach of time, 
I speak the first word spoken by First Mother 
to remember rippling waves of the sea 
that cleanse my heart of illusions I dream 
after I hear soft riddle of old fire. 

After I realize I was born from flame, 
and will become bright flame of time again, 
I speak the lonely yet unspoken name 
dark mother of the sea whispers to me 
when she teaches me how to sing my dream 
encoded in strange riddle of old fire. 

With deep intensity of gasping breath 
I walk the rolling landscape of the world 
so my feet blaze the first road beyond time 
because I touch cold charity of Earth 
to stand on pinnacle of swirling clouds 
that fall as rain from riddle of old fire. 

Emerging from shadow of mountain mind 
to rise on flashing wings of thunderstorms, 
I leave bleak darkness of despair behind 
to climb high craggy ridge of blazing light 
where I can see round island of the world 
embody hope through riddle of old fire. 

Each morning I awake from dream of waves 
my eyes perceive the same mountain of trees 
that shimmer red with apples of the sun, 
so I dwell safe in memory of my world 
that blossoms into forms my brain designs 
based on conceptual riddle of old fire. 

So once again I climb shadow of time 
to scale each world of objects I perceive 
with faith that light will always gleam again 
through formless gloom of the terrible void 
that shakes at cracking laughter of the sky 
designed by sudden riddle of old fire. 

Alone on planet spinning in the void, 
one of billions in our huge galaxy, 
I see my body multiply and grow 
from First Mother into billions of souls 
who see my face in every living face 
generated by riddle of old fire.