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May 2019 · 233
in the clover
Ciel Noir May 2019
ever braver
the maneuvers
of the lovers
in the clover

all a quiver
more than ever
and the river
runneth over
May 2019 · 168
pale reflection
Ciel Noir May 2019
silver Moon
swimming in the dark river
sparkling in the rain
May 2019 · 146
cortex
Ciel Noir May 2019
the deepest part is like a serpent
fire and madness
in the darkness

above that
more like a rabbit
full of feelings
tenderness

on the outside something other
something abstract
alien

snake and rabbit
do not have it

what would we be
without them?
May 2019 · 135
curious
Ciel Noir May 2019
who am I
why am I the way I am
I am curious
May 2019 · 174
void
Ciel Noir May 2019
deepest night
where the sky is a color
that we cannot see
May 2019 · 104
Nirvana
Ciel Noir May 2019
I believe that one day

I will be where God is

and think God's thoughts

God is everywhere

God doesn't have any thoughts
May 2019 · 203
waves
Ciel Noir May 2019
held by the Earth
led by the Moon

molten temple
the rhythm holds sway

deep within me
it is always the night

I am the ocean
I am made of waves
May 2019 · 548
far enough
Ciel Noir May 2019
no matter in what
direction you look
after far enough
there is only light
May 2019 · 210
unspeakable
Ciel Noir May 2019
deep inside
under this veneer of words
we are still savage
May 2019 · 142
shadows on the wall
Ciel Noir May 2019
senselessness
clever the nevertheless
evanescent guess
May 2019 · 602
Revenge
Ciel Noir May 2019
revenge is
two men in a wooden ship
throwing lit torches
May 2019 · 182
Knives
Ciel Noir May 2019
hypnotize
draw my eyes and dull my mind
I am full of knives
May 2019 · 193
monster
Ciel Noir May 2019
hidden in the well
of every human mind
there is a monster
we are drawn unto its image
as to any other mirror
May 2019 · 127
Madness
Ciel Noir May 2019
I think about the things we see
What we know of reality
How different they are

Forces and fields and particles
Quarks and atoms and molecules
But we see trees and stars

We wrap ourselves in this cartoon
And paint the walls of our cocoon
Like Michelangelo

But if we turned to face the door
Which casts these shadows on the floor
What madness would we know?
May 2019 · 633
screen
Ciel Noir May 2019
I reach out
fingers pressed against the screen
can you feel the heat?
May 2019 · 428
we climb
Ciel Noir May 2019
inch by inch
claw and fang and tooth and nail
out of the abyss
May 2019 · 106
Species
Ciel Noir May 2019
When I look at my species
Who we are, what we have done
I wonder if I love humans
Just because I am one

If there is someone out there
Who has learned not to destroy
Then ours is a mentality
They may try to avoid

We wonder why the sky is silent
Why we are alone
Are we the kind of people
Someone would call on the phone?

Maybe one day they'll come to us
Maybe they'll let us live
I hope that evolution brings
The wisdom to forgive
May 2019 · 166
After the Storm
Ciel Noir May 2019
hide                                                                                      away
from                      the                        rain
close         your          eyes
fold your wings
when the light
shines again
ride the sky
on   the   wind
May 2019 · 659
Shining
Ciel Noir May 2019
her eyes are
full   of  fire  bright
shining   golden   flame
her mind wanders  into
the   night  shining
all the same
May 2019 · 427
lace ☆
Ciel Noir May 2019
☆                                             ☆   ☆  ☆   ☆  ☆
                                        ☆ ☆ ☆the sky is ☆  ☆  ☆
                                   ☆inside                          of me☆
                                ☆flows          through☆           me☆
                             ☆ like           light through☆         lace
                             ☆ I am         like a         galaxy         ☆
                               ☆ made                    of stars☆      ☆
                                    ☆   and  empty space☆      
                                             ☆  ☆  ☆  ☆  ☆
May 2019 · 135
River
Ciel Noir May 2019
slow river
silent, smooth as a mirror
shining with the sky
May 2019 · 189
Others
Ciel Noir May 2019
I used to look at others
wishing that I could
be more like them

not knowing that
inside their minds
they also stood apart

I used to ask the others
for permission
to accept myself

not knowing that
I was the rightful ruler
of my heart
May 2019 · 139
Atonement
Ciel Noir May 2019
hurting yourself
will not help
anyone else
Apr 2019 · 135
Turn
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
Bright star winking in the night
Radiant bringer of light
Sailing westward past the trees
Almost fast enough to see

Ancient light graces my eyes
And I feel what I have learned
Dizzying to realize
That I am the one who turns
Apr 2019 · 231
Thorn
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
One by one
I will pull out every thorn
One by one by one

Row on row
I weave them into armor
Row on row on row
Apr 2019 · 236
Triune
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
Three candles burning in the dark
Beneath a great oak tree
In a triangle
The same spark
Set fire to all three

Each candle held a symbol
Which was writ on it in red
With the rhythm of a tymbal
A soft voice came down and said

By the Moon and Earth and Sun
Let these three melt into one
By the Sun and Earth and Moon
Let these three become triune
Apr 2019 · 229
illusion
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
if I could reach out
through the veil
of illusion
could I describe
what I had touched?
Apr 2019 · 157
Dyson
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
branches wide
safe and sound we live inside
just like the old ways

in a tree
like a sailboat in the sea
drifting into space
Apr 2019 · 102
Awake
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
we cannot separate being from seeming
we could be seeing things
we could be dreaming

what small percent of this can we perceive?
we cannot know
we can only believe

the truth is everywhere
dark as the night
our minds overflow
with visions of light

how much do we see?
how much do we make?
how sure can you be
that you are awake?
Apr 2019 · 129
Hashem
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
this is my thought, this is my prayer
if you are real, if you are there
protect the ones who love you true
and make it safe to worship you

they call you God, Allah, Hashem
you light the way for all of them
they follow you
what's in a name?
they all believe you just the same

how many voices sing your songs
together where many belong
and through the terror and the flames
how many voices called your name?

reward the ones who keep the faith
make all the holy places safe
if you can hear me
if you care
this is my thought, this is my prayer
Apr 2019 · 358
Projection
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
What if all you see is a
Projection of your mind?
I am just a part of you
Like all of humankind

When you see your enemy
What path do they follow?
How far will you go from the light
To chase your own shadow?
Apr 2019 · 102
Show Me The Light
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
I am in a dark place
Show me the light
And lead me home
Apr 2019 · 153
Whirlwind
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
Pink petals
Swirling up into the sky
Prettiest whirlwind
Apr 2019 · 81
True Love
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
Could someone ever love me for exactly who I am?
Quite possibly, but I still have my doubts
For this to happen I would have to share all my secrets
I don't know if it's worth it to find out

One day I will find someone who I want to show my soul
Someone I want to stay with till the end
Someone for whom I am willing to rethink all these walls
And ask myself this same question again
Apr 2019 · 214
The Bard
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
Each turn of phrase a branch, each rhyme a spark
And still the fire burns out of control
For centuries it's raged into the dark
To cast the monstrous shadow of our soul

Of heroes we still follow to this day
And villains we are still afraid to name
No river, no ocean could wash away
The visions we have seen among the flames
Apr 2019 · 293
Comet
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
sand and snow
why are we afraid of these
ghostly messengers

I wonder
if some ancient part of us
remembers that day

long ago
when the dragons ruled the sky
there when the night fell

we survived
to wonder at this omen
winter is coming
Apr 2019 · 411
birds and bees
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
deep in the flower
stationary
in the dark waiting to grow
hidden within the sanctuary
there where only faeries go
seductive as confectionery
sweetest siren silent sings
a message evolutionary
carried far on borrowed
wings
Apr 2019 · 162
Four Dimensions
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
If someone saw in four dimensions
I wonder what they would see
And if they looked at us
Would they see not one person
But a tree

With all our lives laid out together
Branching back mother to mother
Back to when we became humans
Where our branch joins with the others

Would they see not just our timeline
But those of the molecules
Which branching back away from us
Return to plants and animals

And if they looked far back enough
Would they see us all join as one
Woven upon the helix Earth
Which wraps around the spiral Sun
Apr 2019 · 196
O
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
O
one day I will bloom
like the Moon
Apr 2019 · 121
phoenix
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
the phoenix
flies again in time
and time turns ashes
into diamond
Apr 2019 · 286
wrapped up
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
wrapped up tight
waiting dreaming in the dark
do I dare to hope?
Apr 2019 · 1.2k
galaxy
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
all of us
circle dance around the well
infinitely deep
Apr 2019 · 802
petals
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
my thoughts are drifting
wandering
dancing like petals on the wind
they climb the sky
and fly wherever
ride the timeline
like a river
Apr 2019 · 173
revenant
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
death is the shadow of life
the silent darkness
of the sky

falling
into emptiness
life is the revenant of death
Apr 2019 · 78
something else
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
we rush
we run
we jump
we play
we say we are not animals

and how will we
describe ourselves?
if not animals
then what else?

they cry
they laugh
they sing
they dream
are we as different as we seem?

do they have words
to call themselves
not animals but
something else?
Apr 2019 · 102
Perspective
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
From time to time
From day to day
I see the world
In different ways

How different then
Must it be
From the perspective
That you see

How does the world look
Through your eyes?
I wish that I
Could read your mind

But it is hidden
In your head

I'll show my mind
To you instead
Apr 2019 · 112
gazes also into
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
I am the sky
The world is my
Eye
Apr 2019 · 126
Song in the Deep
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
Music they share
Singing they roam
Deep under the air
The sea is their home

Secrets they keep
Unknown in our lands
A song in the deep
The sea understands
Apr 2019 · 248
Awakening
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
a heavy stone
is lifted from
the loamy ground

a slender stem
tender and pale
first greets the wind

and rises slowly
to become
green with the Sun
Apr 2019 · 263
Rainbow Bird
Ciel Noir Apr 2019
Rainbow bird
Whirls and swirls in a vibrant
Typhoon of colour
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