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Helios

by The Walrus 

Posted: 26 November 2003
Word Count: 122


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Indebted.
Ungratefully bathing
In golden liquidity
Taking for granted
Sight.
It’s surety.

Drawn from the subdued shadows
Into the luminescent court.
And,
Aboard your sky-bound chariot
Allow me to rest
My light-headedness
Upon the broadness of your breast
While you plough your
Relentless furrow
From East to West.

And,
Never shield your face
From me again.
Wherever you go,
Carry me with you.

And if the clouds smother me,
Send me an unequivocal sign
That you are still there
In vigil
Protecting me
Ever
My unwavering sentinel

And when my path
Becomes darkened
Cast a ray
To illuminate
My murky way.

And your departures
Are never sad
Because I am
Left reassuringly
Enfolded
In your photons.

I am forever,
Incontestably
Your heliotrope.






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Fearless at 20:58 on 26 November 2003  Report this post
Dear Walrus

I really, really like this. The appeal to Ra/Helios, the imagery, lifts me way up into the clouds.

Thank you, Fearless x

The Walrus at 21:01 on 26 November 2003  Report this post
Hey thanks. Sun gods tend to have this effect.

The Walrus

Fearless at 20:42 on 27 November 2003  Report this post
I read this several times this evening.
I think it's great.

Fearless

Bobo at 09:47 on 28 November 2003  Report this post
Beautiful. Walrus, your words have captured the true depth of feeling and closeness and gratitude. There's a real sense of metamorphosis which is uplifting to read.

BoBo x

The Walrus at 17:41 on 01 December 2003  Report this post
Thanks for your comments Bobo. So many things we take for granted.

The Walrus


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