The Labyrinths of His Own Belly Button
Watercolor En memoria Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano Thus began the great love affair That spurted blood through open veins The love and blood spilled from the sun And congealed in the shadow The drops of blood ran As beads of sweat Glistening down our backs Which we captured in our cupped hands We, the children of days, drank the love and the blood And partook of the same sanguine ecstasy Erupting in the fire of a memory When we masked our faces and took to the wind Until we flew upside down on the breath of the monster That dropped us on a summit and we swam in two oceans at once And our masks fell off and we looked in the mirror And beheld the truth of the matter...
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Poe Mosaic by Mike Keith, created using pieces of illustrations by Gustav Doré and James Carling for “The Raven” Unnamed Narrator What will be your thought On the events having thus taken place You, who come and dwell Among the demented and the wicked To watch the darkness descend But wait, There is no gloom here Only the warm glow of candles Lighting an expression of love The love you have sorely missed For Life’s cruel fingers have torn it from you But stay, and rejoice For the pleasures of another Can love in you rekindle Listen to the whispers Do you think the words sentimental? They come from hearts that are flowing You long to be enfolded So languid and inviting is the embrace Yet your heart turns cold You will close your eye To the love And write of the madness LiNdA...
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1833 Meteor Shower, wood engraving by Adolf Vollmy c1888 You have pierced my soul With the voices of angels And the drone of ancient chants I cannot hide from your beauty It shatters and lays bare my heart I have no protection from the onslaught Of the battering ram against my broken bones My body quivers and dies I rejoice in the conquering The Light of Light The Sound of Sound Emanates within and without I am no more LiNdA
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Dance, Sister of Spring Dance with the God of Light Who has defeated his somber brother His victory has banished the night Dance, Mistress of Spring Dance with the shining Sun God Your lover’s golden fingertip Dispels the chill from your heart Dance, Maiden of Spring Dance with your Young Suitor He has suckled at the Great Mother’s breast And now yearns to drink your sweetness Dance, Daughter of Spring Dance with the Sons of the Earth Who lay waiting on soft green braes Their tongues craving your burgeoning fruit Dance, Belle of Spring Dance with the Aged Brethren Who lean upon crooked staffs And take delight in your pretty feet Dance, Lady of Spring Dance with the Young Maidens Who weave violets into your burnished hair And bestow sweet kisses upon your lips Dance, Goddess of Spring Dance with the mighty Aries His spiral horn sounds the season Already his seed is within you Dance, Woman of Spring Dance with joy and abandon Your time is announced And new life beckons LiNdA A dear friend, upon reading this poem, said it reminded her of the very magnificent masterpiece, “Primavera” (or “Allegory of Spring”) by Sandro Botticelli, done in 1482. I feel I am in good company with this comparison! Thank you, my...
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Black and white images Rhythmic chatter of a spool Unwinding They play out a scene of love A silent movie That is not so silent Phrases and utterances With foreign subtitles On the outside Looking in And on the inside Looking out What is real And what is dream Real is illusion And dreams omnipotent A length of film Caught in a flame A melted cell Drops to the floor All that is left Is the Unconscious LiNdA 35mm nitrate film clipping, from the early years of cinema. Read more http://animalnewyork.com/2013/the-gorgeously-haunting-result-of-decomposed-nitrate-film-reels/...
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(Sun God, bronze foil repoussé) Embrace me My Love My Love With arms of fire And fingers that weave a trail Of desire Embrace me, My Love My Love With eyes aflame And lips that ignite a passion Untamed Embrace me, My Love My Love With hair unfurled And a voice to command My world Embrace me, My Love My Love With a heart aglow And a spirit that transcends All that we know Embrace me, My Love My Love With the face of one That speaks Of the Sun Canticum Fratris Solis...
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