Dress His Daughter Wore

Dress His Daughter Wore
© Surazeus
2026 10 11

Too many children have been killed in wars 
when men wielding angry weapons of death 
assert right to control bodies and minds 
of brave people who refuse to obey 
commands of loyalty to haughty man 
who insists he is God in mortal flesh. 

The eerie way mercurial sunlight gleams 
on silver waves of our Pannonian Sea, 
wakes in my heart obsessive quest to find 
hidden island of my innocent faith 
where children of my heart play in the mist 
as nameless ghosts who vanish when I call. 

Ten billion angels on bright swirling clouds 
open holy book of myths with shining words, 
then raise their faces to the glorious sun, 
and sing ecstatic hymn of mindless faith 
to praise divine nothingness of pure light 
that pulses through each atom of our souls. 

When spectral shadows of our transient souls 
gleam soft as flames of candles in dark gloom, 
we ask each other why our spirits swirl 
on clock-expanding spiral beyond fear 
through psychic force of love-composing songs 
that weave our bodies in matrix of time. 

Elijah crouches low in river boat 
when two black-winged whooping cranes of desire 
swoop slowly past the broken willow trunk 
as orange flames of the evening sunset flash 
with fierce compassion on bleak river waves, 
so he grips book of dreams with steady hand. 

Striding through invisible waves of light 
into bright cavernous cathedral hall, 
past angels singing praise to God on Earth, 
Elijah stands behind man in white robe 
who turns around and welcomes him with hope, 
smiling with joy of selfless love for all. 

Showing torn blood-stained dress his daughter wore 
to Archangel Michael, grandson of Jesus, 
Elijah relates tale for all to hear 
how Michael lead angels with shining swords 
to slaughter people of his mountain clan 
because they deny that Jesus is God. 

Stepping forward with sudden thrust of hate, 
Elijah tries to assassinate Michael 
by stabbing him with his own holy blade, 
but Michael twirls wand with emerald sphere 
to fracture his skull with hard blow of prayer, 
then smirks as angels drag his body out.