Deep Voice Of Death

Deep Voice Of Death
© Surazeus
2025 01 28

Startled by pellucid beauty of time, 
Grannus pauses walking in field of grain 
and listens to the soft angelic voice 
of wind discuss strange mystery of the mind 
to analyze array of perceived facts 
and then assert holiness of its choice. 

While mowing wheat with the sharp honest scythe, 
Grannus hears faint cry slither in the grass 
of some woman in distress, so he runs 
to find Damona, fragile as swift deer, 
bruised and bleeding under the rowan tree, 
as seven men escape into the woods. 

Cradling young wounded woman in his arms, 
Grannus bears her to healing temple hall 
where Sirona heals her body with care, 
but Damona cries every day from pain, 
demanding justice for insulting crime 
committed by Borbanus and his sons. 

Giving him black robe, Sirona declares, 
"Grannus, guardian of justice and right, 
hunt down Borbanus and his evil sons 
for they violated her sacred right 
as woman to choose whose child she will bear, 
and punish them for their crime against love." 

While tending herd of cows on river plain, 
Borbanus lounges under huge oak tree 
to feast on roast steak and drink spicy wine, 
but chill of terror pierces his hard heart 
when he sees Death in long black flowing robe 
striding toward him with sharp scythe in his hand. 

Stumbling terrified and screaming for help, 
Borbanus races toward his hill-top fort 
where his sons and everybody in town 
watch as Death raises scythe with gleaming blade 
and slices off his head with graceful swipe, 
then holds his head up before the fort gate. 

Deep voice of Death bellows with divine law, 
"Now that Borbanus has paid for his crime 
of attempting to rape with selfish lust 
virgin woman he tried to make his wife, 
his sons who are accomplices in crime 
must also pay, so send them out to me." 

Pushed out the gate by people of the fort, 
six boys fall to their knees and cry for mercy 
as Death beheads the evil criminals, 
then Grannus strides away into the sunset 
to tell Damona justice has been served, 
who bakes him apple cake with gratitude.