Holy Water Of The Earth

Holy Water Of The Earth
© Surazeus
2026 05 04

If the sky speaks to me with tongues of snow 
to explain why awestruck trees imitate 
swan-winged Seraphim with ten thousand eyes, 
I will assert through subatomic thought 
compassion for every organic soul 
that strives to transcend terror of pure light. 

Essential quality of being alive 
spurs calm obsession of my hungry heart 
to seek salvation from fountain of light 
that sparkles holy water of the Earth 
which fills my body of delicate flesh 
with rapture of cool wisdom time reveals. 

My face in time-ensilvered mask of fate 
reveals expressive lust to procreate 
immortal soul of genes in mortal form 
that replicates conceptual personhood 
who likes to bake apple cinnamon muffins 
which fill my heart with beauty of the world. 

So when I need to understand the world 
I ask the Oracle of Delphi why 
I am conscious of my one self alone 
of every conscious creature who has lived 
on every planet in the universe, 
but she just gives me root beer shake to drink. 

Thus at sunset before the seventh day 
I enter tabernacle tent of faith 
to roast lamb on altar of sacrifice,
then feed world-wanderers with humble hearts 
who gather mushrooms in the morning mist 
to write their secret names in time-blown sand. 

Dipping my hand in gold-silt water stream, 
I savor sensuous flow of casual time 
with eagerness to measure how change occurs 
when seeds expand from confines of mute words 
to stretch angelic wings of flashing leaves 
then drop sweet fruit of faith in open hands. 

Fabulous beauty of light rays on water 
shocks my heart with illiterate respect, 
expensive thoughts confined by sentences 
ghosts buy from mermaids with transparent eyes, 
so I become vast emptiness of all 
when I drink holy water of the Earth. 

All things in Nature grow without intent, 
transforming from potential seed of thought 
to full-shaped body blooming rich with hope 
of hungry passion to compose the mind 
that conjures image of essential being, 
so I free Sibyl from her cage of fear.