The Coming of Strange Beasts

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 by Mitchel David Ring

Feed my soul the pieces of a shattered sky

The sweetwater stars like funeral wine

paint visions of ruin across the empty night

until the bottle runs dry

All the lights of sacred places come crawling

a slow exaltation in the coming of strange beasts

out of the earth and sky and lost beneath the sea

reaching out to touch a fragile thing

The last star burning in a dessicated world

thirsts for the cold weather rain

Rivers of life have gone out into the hidden places

to wait for a sign of the final leaving

and maybe they’ll wait forever

while the dunes grow tall and desolate

and the world’s new masters gorge themselves on memory

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Strange times call for strange actions.

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14 thoughts on “The Coming of Strange Beasts”

C. D. Anders January 17, 202011:39 am Reply

Your mind is a treasure trove.

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1. Mitchel David Ring January 17, 202011:31 pm Reply
  
  Much appreciated (: thank you for reading
  
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Antony H. January 17, 20203:25 pm Reply

I want you to narrate the end of the world, please. 😉

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1. Mitchel David Ring January 17, 202011:32 pm Reply
  
  Haha, that made my day (: Hopefully I don’t get the chance any time soon…
  
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  1. Antony H. January 18, 20202:23 am
    
    Hope so too, when I watch the news 😁
    
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Bartholomew Barker January 17, 20206:05 pm Reply

Love the ” sweetwater stars like funeral wine”. Great work! Reminds me of Yeat’s The Second Coming.

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1. Mitchel David Ring January 17, 202011:33 pm Reply
  
  Thank you! That’s one of my all time favorite poems. Yeats was a master.
  
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Rhen Laird January 17, 20207:35 pm Reply

WOW, 5-Star “knock me over” good.

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1. Mitchel David Ring January 17, 202011:35 pm Reply
  
  Thank you so much, Rhen!
  
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agreekmatinee January 18, 20202:56 am Reply

What lovely thoughts and phrases you have Mitchel.

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1. Mitchel David Ring January 18, 20205:35 pm Reply
  
  Much appreciated, thank you (:
  
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Haley Scully January 20, 20201:07 pm Reply

I always enjoy reading your writing! Your word usage is just amazing, and it consistently makes for great poetry. Keep writing on! 😁

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1. Mitchel David Ring January 21, 20201:05 pm Reply
  
  Thanks so much, that really means a lot (: I’ll do my best to keep it coming!
  
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  1. Haley Scully January 21, 20202:55 pm
    
    That’s great to hear! I can’t wait to read your future posts. And you’re so very welcome! 😄
    
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