Camping In The Mountains

Camping In The Mountains
© Surazeus
2024 03 22

Rain drenches mountain chains of singing skulls 
so billions of naked humans sprout tall 
from teeth of dragons buried in moist soil 
as faceless ghosts dreamed by brain of the Earth 
to walk on boundless plain of signless roads 
till their frail bodies freeze in wordless wind. 

Across the windless plain of moaning trees 
the Guide and the Follower walk toward light 
to show the Jester how to play the lyre, 
but young girl shrivels in heat of the sun, 
so he carries her soul as withered rose 
toward glowing castle on mirror-glass hill. 

Tossing dead rose in fountain of star eyes, 
the Jester wears face of the howling wolf 
and prays to Phoebus floating on the moon 
who crumbles into swarm of buzzing bees 
that beam electric rays in bubbling pool 
so the Follower rises in new form. 

The Rose Girl with ten thousand glowing eyes 
reaches out ten thousand hands to the sky 
to touch each star that glitters beyond time 
which spiral into flashing words in brains 
emerging in long tangled vines of grapes 
that pulse with face-mask of each human soul. 

With ringing lyre encased inside his heart, 
the Jester screams with ecstasy of faith 
as he transforms from lizard on hot sand 
to writhing dragon with enormous wings 
hidden in cave of illusions by words 
that energize his soul with human hope. 

Contracting back in fragile human form, 
the Jester and the Rose Girl Follower 
climb gold stairway to Hall of Jupiter 
who welcomes his son Lucifer back home 
by placing crown of diamonds on his head, 
then places Lyre of Wisdom in his hand. 

Because his brother sacrificed his soul 
to save vile humanity from despair, 
the Jester returns from caverns of Hell 
with daughter of Persephone his bride 
to reign as World Emperor of Telluria 
that spins forever in the starless void. 

Rain drenches mountain slope of singing pines 
as Joshua sips coffee inside small tent 
while Rose scrambles eggs on the camping stove, 
then after breakfast he tunes old guitar 
and plays folk melodies as she sings lyrics 
to praise the sun that gives life to the Earth.