Visions Of A Better World

Visions Of A Better World
© Surazeus
2025 08 08

If the leader of the state is the flower 
then the people of the land are its roots, 
for the flower is replaced every year, 
but the flower will never bloom again 
if the roots wither from the lack of hope, 
so flowers bloom if we water the roots. 

When hollow hearts of the people are filled 
with nourishing rain of hope from the sky, 
we can water the gardens of our dreams 
to feast on pleasure at table of truth 
with vital spirits of our families 
sheltered by faith we earn from suffering. 

When roots of the tree of knowledge curl deep 
in heart of darkness composing my soul, 
they transform anguish of bitter despair 
at unjust loss of good people I love 
to nutritious fruit of wisdom that feeds 
my mind with visions of a better world. 

Expressing ideal visions of my mind, 
I write simple letters that signify 
sounds I speak in sentences of desire 
that conjure in mind of the listener 
view of this world where people seeking hope 
are equal through endeavors to survive. 

Each letter I inscribe in clay of Earth 
records extensive parables of thought 
I speak to narrate tale of human life 
where people interact in games of chance 
to create or destroy structures of words 
that note effective consequence of cause. 

Long contemplating mystery of this world 
while standing on ambitious mountain peak, 
I pause at endless flash of dreaming thoughts 
to breathe ethereal spirit of the sky, 
then draw new map that represents the real 
with words that symbolize the way things are. 

For I am flaming spirit of the star 
which animates my body with pure light 
that beams from glowing sphere of energy 
as Sun Spider Goddess weaves planet Earth 
with ever-flowing waves of molecules 
that form organic souls from chemicals. 

Humming merrily as she contemplates 
mystery of how letters signify sounds, 
Ophelia, in gown of woven vines, 
waters flowers in garden of her heart, 
then turns startled when Orion arrives 
and gives her brass cauldron for brewing wine.