Oh, Ugly Death / Oh, Joyful Death

vOz 02.02.24

Trust not what you know, know what you trust!

Oh, ugly death, have you no remorse / Arrow’s straight, into its heartless course. All want to drink from the victory cup / Defeat the feast, prey on the meat. War is the province of guile and shame / Land of the lost, place of the slain.

Oh, beautiful truth, mystery mistress / Thy visage tempts, mortal souls. Approving smile, comforting repose / Opens gates all fear too go. In part or in-whole, what of, of / Tis not love the key, which unlocks the door.

Oh, timeless eternity, is there a course? / Moment, to moment, silent stillness moored. Boundless infinity, tied in tides / Particles and waves, still-motion reside. Here and there, there, and here / Infinite vastness, found in the mirror.

When is the when, when is the how? / Tight thy grip, which loosens thy brow. Fixed in the moment, time no more / Tranquil perpetuity, forever now. Light and Darkness, one in the same / Both thy master, beginning to end.

Oh, joyful death, whose victory has won / Rejoice in thy coming, anew reclaimed. Circle complete, cycle restored / Puzzled bewildered, cheered, and mourned. Victory in life, Victory in death / All to be claimed, all the same…