God, be merciful – do not let us fall as we approach the battle most dire. God, be merciful – to us, your warriors and those who shall be called first into your light. God, be merciful- let this battle not be in vain, let our eyes see the truth as we approach the shadowlands.Continue reading “Tannenberg prayer”
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We are going to fall.
…We are going to fall. I know it now. No matter how hard we try, no matter how great we seem – God has turned his back on us. This battle will be our downfall, our end. We will fall. Unsung, unwept, forgotten, our blood washing over the land. We will fall – but neverContinue reading “We are going to fall.”
Heinrich/ Koenigsberger Dom
Koenigsberger Dom/ Heinrich Show me more.I want to know.Tell me more.I want to hear. Pain or anger,Grief or sorrow,No matter.I will be there. Show me more.Do not hide.Tell me more,I have come too far. Memories or thoughts,Dreams or feelings,No matter.I will withstand. Show me everything.I am ready.Tell me everything,I will not back away.
What and how
What do you see in me? Amber and gold, sunlight and arrows, life and death. How do you see me? Dazzling, aflame, glorious. Who do you want to love? You as you are, the goldenhaired son of Zeus. What will you give me? Me, as I am, however little that is. Mortality is frail- yetContinue reading “What and how”
Death has the face
Death follows you,She said.Death hovers over you,She said.Death has the faceOf Apollo. You know nothing,He sighed.How can you know,He sighed,You are nothingBut a jealous woman. Apollo brings death,She said.His arrows hurt,She said.You shall run madBecause of him. You know nothing,He said.Poisonous are your words,He said.You never wereBeloved by a god. Oh but I was,She said.WayContinue reading “Death has the face”
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At times, he would look at me with his chalcedony eyes, and the world would stop only to spin faster. And I would vanish, disappear, dissolve in this golden-blue haze, that would become greenish, yellow, silvery, sparkling like the finest champagne – but that reverie would end as it began, in throes of endless wonder…andContinue reading “***”
L.L
#deadofthenight_vampires …I loved him. He was my coal fire, my flame in the midst of winter. He was my world – my universe revolved around his smile. His eyes were my twin stars, my sun and moon, and my heart missed beats when he looked at me. I loved him. He was joie de vivreContinue reading “L.L”
L.
…I may have loved you from afar,Just when the time was young,And love as sweet,I may have loved you from afar,But never dared to think,Or look, or speak… ~Anon My life was long, and long was my desireTo find another soul in endless maze,To find someone who could aspireTo burn and soar in my embrace.Continue reading “L.”
Out of…
Out of pain my song rises,Out of the dark.Through the mist it soarsInto the night. Higher and higher it fliesToo high to see,Reaching the unreachableThe unknown. Out of the depth my song risesOut of the dark,Plunging into the waterInto the night. Deeper and deeper it fallsToo deep to feel,Singing still, ringing quietlyIn the halls ofContinue reading “Out of…”
Hypnos/Thanatos
Sleep is the brother of Death:Nothing to fear.Nothing to run from.Sleep is the brother of Death. Children of the Endless,Sons of Night,Almighty, merciful,More powerful than gods. The Night gave us lifeThe Night bore usUnder the endless skies,By moon, stars and sea. Death is the brother of Sleep,Lavender tinted with opium,Valerian-scented honey,Death is the brother ofContinue reading “Hypnos/Thanatos”
Into the Unknown 