1. The Forest at Dusk

When the sky turns to dark
And the wind
whispers to the leaves
Secrets kept
Through aeons of time

When the trees
echo the songs
of the birds in the nighttime sky
And the truth chirps beyond our realm
Unknown to man

The forest at dusk
The essence of the wild
Natures dominion
Demands our reverence
And forces its will

Storm arrives
Rains upon a forest soil
Lightning splits the branches
The moon
Shines through a canopy of trees

Winds howl
All the creatures take cover
In the grove
The wolves
Sing their mournful song


2. The Grey Owl

In the forest lies its throne
Where it rules the shadowy night
It is the light in the darkness
And the darkness in the light

Oh bird of depression
May your wings sweep the air
But not without bestowing wisdom
To this humble soul

To know yourself, you must forget the world
Nature will guide those who seek
The counsel of the grey one
Who dare to visit its keep

Dusk prevails over day
In the absence of light
Solitude begets wisdom
For wisdom is found in contemplation

I am at your command
As Minerva commands thee
The grey owl calls my name
As it always has
Echoing amongst the trees
A timeless hoot of reverie


3. Serpent, Torch And Key

Behold the catacombs
The darkness without end
With pathways unlit
Where time does not exist

Serpent torch and key
Maiden mother and crone
Lady of a thousand names
Yet the true name is hidden

Beneath the veil of night
All labyrinths and crossroads lead to thee
All hidden is revealed by your sacred torches
All doors unlocked by your keys

The torchlight shines
Illuminating the few
Who walk the left hand path
Those who are ready
To be imparted with wisdom
Better left hidden from the masses

Hecate Isis Astarte Asherah

Keeper of arcane knowledge
Master of secrets and the obscure
Out of darkness
The moon sets


4. A Descent of Vultures

Winged forces of death and decay
On the horizon
A descent of vultures
Pecking at my heart

A dreadful congregation
Longing for my soul
A descent of vultures
Pecking at my eyes

I fear ye not
For you know this mortal coil is a lie

Searching my eyes for signs
Of broken will
My surrender

And I know you are but agents
Waiting patiently for me to fall
Keep circling, oh wretched birds
One day you'll have your wish
One day you'll peck out my eyes
You will feast on my offal
And I'll have nothing left to give
But alas the time will come
When the worms will feast on your offal as well


5. Breath in Frost

Blizzard
Frostbitten
Hypothermia setting in
With heavy legs He tries to run
But he will never get far
Never get far

When did his winters
Become so long and cold?
What happened to all his summers?
The spring with all the flowers and butterflies
The dead leaves the only remnants of fall

The dead remnants of fall

Eve of his fall
Dead of winter
Time has come
To face his end
Grayish white
Blurry figures in the cold
Yellow eyes the hunt
He happens to be the meal

Winter’s pack claims his soul
Ghosts come to steal away his warmth
All summers long gone
Autumn expired
Spring an eternity away
Never to be seen again

Eve of his fall
Wolves in snow
Breath in frost


6. Golden Shadows of Lost Light

Thousands of days
Yet how many sunsets enjoyed?
Thousands of nights
How many sunrises ignored?
In our lives
Lie moments upon the dust
The moth-eaten threads of time withdrawn

Golden shadows of lost light
Into eternal night
Golden shadows of lost light

Numbered are the beats left in our hearts
Limited by decay and flesh
Our mortal bodies can be willed to mend
But only for so long

Forces without and forces within
nothing can last
Human after all

Golden shadows of lost light
Into eternal night
Golden shadows of lost light
Into eternal night


7. The Haunted River

Green water
Black stones
Bones chilled
Freezing cold

Pockets full
Weighs you down
Sinking slow
Till You drown

The haunted river
Floweth into my soul
For I once sank
Where you sink now

The haunted river
Green waters forever flow
Perpetual erosion
Black stones for us to drown

Yes
I am a ghost
I sought you
As keenly as you have sought your own death
But Let me tell you
Of the nature of death
There is no road to heaven
No pearly gates to gaze upon
There is no end
To this tragedy
Because there is no end
So what you seek
Offers about as much substance
As an apparition
But although I’m a ghost
I am more real than god

Spectrums and waves
The cycles never cease
Monuments of flesh
Merely specters to be
On and on and on
Wheel turning round
As we seek a demise
That never comes

All meanings lost
All lessons forgotten
The light in the darkness only reveals
The folly is ours
One lifetime we come to find
We have always been the fool
You have always been me
And I have always been you

The haunted river
Floweth into my soul
For I once sank
Where you sink now

The haunted river
Green waters forever flow
Perpetual erosion
Black stones for us to drown

Forever for us to drown


8. In the Arms of the Moon

The lunar mystery of Thoth
Grand architect of all knowledge
Every night before your eyes
Yet you refuse to see

In the arms of the moon
At one with darkness
At one with the tides
In the arms of the moon

Journey into darkest night
Into the abyss of mind
Behold and embrace the hidden aspect you fear

In the arms of the moon
At one with darkness
At one with the tides
In the arms of the moon

Find comfort in the enigma of self
And behold the majestic dark

In the arms of the moon
At one with darkness
At one with the tides
In the arms…

O great Thoth
Thou knowest all
The mystical geometry of space and time divine
Is within thy mind