Three Treasures Of Avalon

Three Treasures Of Avalon
© Surazeus
2024 09 06

The old man strolling by the mountain stream 
wonders why his life has been all a dream 
of alligators, car engines, and crows 
who lead him to the house as the moon glows 
in mirror where the wingless angel sings 
weird formulas for forging magic rings. 

He wants to be the ghost no eye can sense, 
whose shadow can be seen beyond the fence, 
so he can hunt the Minotaur of fame 
who would crown himself master of the game, 
and free people of Earth from tyranny 
through sacred rituals of democracy. 

Scent of jasmine soap at the witching hour 
leads Icarus to lady in the tower 
who sings beautiful spells no one can hear 
that sparkle code of truth in falling tear 
which floods the world in swirls of voiceless thoughts 
to program conscious desires of robots. 

Swooping from heaven on wings of desire, 
Icarus wields new flaming sword of fire 
to block the Minotaur with keys of fate 
from breaking down the jeweled White House gate 
where Minerva reigns with bold honesty 
as newly-crowned Goddess of Liberty. 

Bored of movies about empire of wealth 
in which vampires control the world by stealth, 
Rapunzel calls Tristan to come and play, 
so, while Isolta drives to church to pray, 
he visits Ivory Tower of the queen 
whose visage graces every magazine. 

Searching for three treasures of Avalon, 
Icarus timewalks back to Babylon 
where Inanna gives him the Holy Grail, 
to Rome where Justice gives him the Truth Scale, 
then to Oregon where Melusine waits 
to give him Sword of Justice from the Fates. 

Though Pluto kills Kronos with clever ruse 
to seem the crime is committed by Zeus, 
Icarus hunts the killer to Stonehenge 
with vow to assert justice for revenge, 
but wise Britannia in the dragon cave 
cages the tyrant in lost tombless grave. 

The old man strolling in the city maze 
defines next evolutionary phase 
humanity must achieve to ascend 
celestial dreamscape of Mount Damavand 
where Icarus builds Isolta new home 
to avoid tragic fate of ghosts who roam.