"nephthys" poems
Looking up at the full Moon
the closest it comes this year
out on my deck after work
through my childhood telescope.
A full Moon through a telescope is really something to behold;
Especially when the Moon appears
up to 14% larger and 30% brighter
than it does on the dimmest of full Moons.
-
T'ai Chi basking in the Moonbath;
The Sky dimly fluoresces in chilled Air
as Landscape glows with moonlit Auras;
This is truly a magical near-annual moment.
(Supermoons happen about every 14 full Moons)
I thank you; Moon and Night.
I thank you; Khonsu and Nephthys.
I thank you; Selene and Nyx.
I thank you; Luna and Nox
Happy Supermoon 2013.
Jun 23, 2013
Jun 23, 2013 at 7:57 AM UTC
THE TRECK
Step-
step-
step
Walking through
orange mountains--
a journey toward
the blue hole,
like shamans through a desert--
except we have beer.
never loosing our sight
of the sea,
I swear, every step
makes the water glow a more magificent blue
as the wind travels through every rock.
Step-
step-
step
One of the electric men
from the rocks whispers
through a gust
to trust the path ahead of me.
I take a swig of beer.
Step-
step-
step
ARRIVAL and RELAXING
Subdued
Subtle
Serene duet
between Nephthys and Nuit lulls us
to rest after a feast of honey tahina
in a hut with the words "Peace City"
painted over the kitchen.
Silent
Soothing
Solace
wondering
if Moses was really lost
in a place many might consider paradise.
Saline
Saphire
Soul blood pours from mother's veins--
Dahab/Sinai is a major artery
of civilization creation, a sacred
space for those seeking to unplug.
Aug 25, 2013
Aug 25, 2013 at 6:49 AM UTC
Every evening, she slips over my world
effortlessly extinguishing the light of day
yet illuminating so very much-
Night is upon us.
Her touch and cool breath soothe the pains of life.
The silver albedo of the moon throws waves of pale light
which break and crash on all we are and perceive:
Night and I lay together on the grass
looking up at millions of years ago
She leans over to me as if to kiss me on the cheek
and my eyelids become heavy
and will no longer tolerate my futile resistance.
I drift to sleep for what I swear is but a second
then startle awake in cold sweat and fervid confusion to find
that she has gone. Now it is morning.
She left no trace behind save for the chill still in flight
O, how I long for our rendezvous tonight.
Oct 3, 2012
Oct 3, 2012 at 8:22 AM UTC
Bleeding, missing platelets
Like a fountain, Exsanguination
Carcass, skin and bones left
Bury me, burn me, you better remember me.
Boy, get your paws right off me.
Growl, howl, gnaw, all you want.
Do not defile me. Leave, run for your life
Go face your reflection and scream, monster.
Snaked Nile, blue and white
carry the scratched Sarcophagus
to the end of the world.
Mummified monster.
Relic of the dark past
Monster of today
Destroyer of the bright future.
Don't let him escape, I pray to Horus.
Oh, the divine one-eyed one
heed my prayers.
Isis, guard him like Ra
Fear him like Apophis.
Otherwise, like ISIS
he will destroy your dreams, Mesopotamia.
Possessed by Set, blinded by red
Constrain him before he kills your Osiris.
Swamp, sudden snap. The jaws of Sobek
One monster to the rescue of the other.
Great Khnum, carry the golden coffin to the sea of chaos
destroyed by Isfet or swallowed by the black snake. Keine pflege.
Nephthys. Water, flood him
bury him deep within the death bed.
Vater, Moustached black man
Ich werde dich nicht vermissen.
Feb 1, 2020
Feb 1, 2020 at 7:59 AM UTC