Lofty darkness Specks of obscured suns Drooping light Columns of lucid stars
Desert waves I cannot tell if they are mountains Or oceans Desolate woodlands We suffocate in the verdant and then We’re forgotten
Chorus:
The desperation of the lost Is not the emptiness of the barren But unable to be found among the crowd Obscurantist songs are rarely fully sung For it may be above all, but none can reach And none can teach An incomprehensible truth Is shapelessly hopeless Is shapelessly hopeless Is shapelessly hopeless
Bridge:
Like a pied enchanter, veiled and barely seen With confidence unchallenged, he gestures deceit As if waving alms of miracles so easily gained Under dark carnival tents, quietly anticipating The wonder of dazzling illusion, so fearfully arcane The spectators kneel and bow to the ‘forged’ king
Verse:
Field of barley Glares with gold utilitarianly River of humility Ever ready to fulfill all thirst and needs
Stars faint and hazy Only the clearest is used for guiding Sunlight warm and cozy Never bares itself for the elite only
Chorus:
The desperation of the lost Is not the emptiness of the barren But unable to be found among the crowd Obscurantist songs are rarely fully sung For it may be above all, but none can reach And none can teach And incomprehensible truth Is shapelessly hopeless Is shapelessly hopeless Is shapelessly hopeless
Bridge:
Like a pied enchanter, veiled and barely seen With confidence unchallenged, he gestures deceit As if waving alms of miracles so easily gained Under dark carnival tents, quietly anticipating The wonder of dazzling illusion, so fearfully arcane The spectators kneel and bow to the ‘forged’ king
CODA:
I’d rather be the ragged elder of solitary certainty With sifts of wisdom and time, real grains filtering Under the pure blue sky, the orange field gleaming Watch over these substances over form fermenting Would you rather have too much sugar till aching Or let spirits pure send you to more pleasant dreams
Long version of: https://hellopoetry.com/poem/3381369/obscurantism/ By: Yitkbel Yue Xing **** Original in Chinese written: Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 1:46 PM Original English translated on: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:44 PM ---