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Ravi May 2019
Alone, sat the king,
upon his mountain throne,
up, atop a lofty height,
where the raven soared,
and his glance rode out,
on all the wide lands below,
upon whom his domain lay,
and to lands far beyond,
where dwelt his father’s kin,
he reached out in thought,
to seek a companion,
to sit beside his throne;
Far off, in sheltered lands,
dwelt a maiden fair,
who lived beside the seasome tides,
in the lands, of her father’s kin,
her beauty that of spring,
yet she, in loneliness,
let her thought to wing,
on across the distant plain,
and beyond the mountain shale,
to where the king sat,
upon his mountain throne;
In thought met, and kindled flame,
but neither had seen the other,
except in their mind’s vision,
and yet a call came to each,
that called one to the other.
What came, of this tale,
I know not yet, to tell,
but time swayed and fate conspired,
to bring each to the other,
that each deemed the other’s half,
to be whole together.
Ravi May 2019
Exalt me in thee, O Lord,
for I am fallen to despair,
and have nowhere to turn, else thee,
no door opens to me,
nor any thought comes to my mind,
else thee,
in thee I seek solace,
as of one bereaved,
from thine divine glory,
that cast me to life,
and sent me, to thine creation,
to exist, and to learn of thee,
but mortal lands please me no more,
bereft of thy light,
here, squalor reigns supreme,
amidst halls of broken men,
and illusions are cast everyday,
that tempt me, from thine presence;
Exalt me in thee, O Lord,
that I may seek thee ever,
and so too, be in thine sight,
that I may follow where thee lead.
Ravi May 2019
In this twilight of my soul,
when I stand betwixt darkness and light,
Lord be with me,
when I call to thee in fear,
and thy grace kindles my hope,
to meet the strife ahead,
for life, I do not ask of thee,
but only to live the next moments well,
to be as men might,
worthy of thy name.
Ravi May 2019
The fire in my mind,
blooms and comes forth,
in great spouts of inferno,
and red seems tinged,
in all the shades around,
of joy and anger mingled,
in creatures born of instinct,
and reason flees,
in those brief moments,
what remains, is not perceived,
except a dull flame,
that leaps into fire,
within the confines, of my mind,
and I remain alone,
in this world of flame,
born of my mind,
wherein I exist.

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