Away from the night of spice winds we crawl
following the windwalkers through sunless lands
caught under the spell of our yearning
for a dawn of gray light over the sand
The waters of life scald our lips
as we drink our fill of secret things
and search out a new path through crypts beneath the desert
A wretched few who sought ascension to the stars
cry out from atop the dunes they could not overcome
to a sky they could not conquer
and their voices reach below to the dream world
where we walk through memory of hidden waters
to reach a land of ghosts who await their chance at life
sensing in the communion of our souls
traces of the consciousness we left behind us in the desert
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I was trying to think of what to say after this one last night, then apparently went to sleep without actually scheduling it to post. Oops.
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I love this saying or quote
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So do I! (: apparently it comes from an old belief system of magic/mysticism.
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Wow, this is really deep. It reminds me of my own story right now.
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Thank you! What’s your story about? (if you can say)
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I’m writing this fanfiction called “Gone”. You can find it on my blog. It’s a really powerful story about two unlikely souls finding each other.
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Very cool, I’ll check it out!
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You mention the mystic connection in an earlier comment, and that’s what I was thinking about this piece, the way it weaves these enthralling dream landscapes into spiritual metaphors. Excellent read!
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Thanks so much! Cheers (:
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A “memory of hidden waters” moves within us all.
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This is 5-Star…every line perfection…my fave pick is the phrase “the night of spice winds”–gosh, that’s good…would make a fabulous book title. However, having no book as yet–if I use it in a poem, I’ll credit/link to you, if you don’t mind.
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Hadn’t thought of that, but it would be cool! Definitely got the idea of a “spice wind” because I’m re-reading Dune right now. Thanks!
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Welcome! So, you don’t mind if I use the phrase in a poem? (with full credit/link)
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Not at all! Thank you for asking (:
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Great! I’ll get to work on something…stay tuned 🙂
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[…] Gratitude to Mitchel David Ring for permission to use the phrase “night of spice winds” as a prompt. Please click link to read his fabulous poetry: https://thelightison.blog/2020/02/12/as-above-so-below/ […]
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