More poetry

There are rare occasions when I get the muse to write poetry. Rarer still is my desire to share it. I wrote this piece about the worship of Thoth and endeavored to include the kind of flow and imagery that the Egyptians used in their poetry. Hope you all enjoy it.


The Wise Night Bird

The glow of stars above,

Uncountable but for your eyes.

Hands of grace play power upon the sheets

Exactness of thought unadulterated by

… desire, want or need

He who knows the numbers of all…

That might be, could be or should be,

Guide the path with paradisiacal scrawl.

In words and thoughts be seed.

Quiet, yet of many words,

Speak light into my ear

Ever wise night bird

What glides from the fine reed?

Equilibrium, self-devised

The path between the divide

To kingly wisdom you advise.

Whisper softly your creed.

Hand and breath of veracity

Gentle sage of wetland fields

Balance my heart with perspicacity

Forever I follow your lead.