I decided to post another one of my poems which will be part of The Ordeal of The Hourglass. This one is one of my all-time favourites, and will be part of BOOK III - Ad Mortem Festinamus. Please let me know what you think of it.
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J'ai décidé de poster sur ce blog un autre de mes poèmes qui fera partie de The Ordeal of The Hourglass. Ce poème est l'un de mes préférés. Il fait partie du BOOK III - Ad Mortem Festinamus. Vos commentaires sont toujours très appréciés.
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Cathedra Dei (The Seraphic Host)
All Hope is vain in this night sky
How dark the welkin, where no bird would fly
Still I, oh lost soul of mine, here stand I
His body, his doomed soul has forsaken
‘Twas his mind, how tortured, completely broken
As this last sacrifice, he could now be awaken
For this last dream of him, ‘twas to be the host
Of this dark lord, he who was needed most
For awakening of this angel, he became a ghost
Right before mine eyes, his empty shell saw I
Just what could I do, ‘tis what knew not I
So my ground stood I, and wait, wait did I
Then it happened, right before mine eyes
This light pure, struck right from the skies
All darkness banishing, the Lord in disguise
Back was he, from heaven’s higher sphere
Right before mine eyes, him saw I without fear
Arising from once his ashes, shedding his last tear
The Seraph, divine lord of darkness pure is he
Right before mine eyes, proud standing before me
And quoth “Take mine hand, thou shalt come with me”
‘Twas his last sacrifice, and forever shall be host of him
Forsaken by God, cursed by fate, my soul is with him
Through the Eternal, ‘tis our destiny, forever to follow him
(c) David ''Hope Alexander'' Giroux, unauthorized partial or complete reproduction and/or publication of this work is strictly prohibited by the copyright laws.All rights reserved. This text strictly belongs to his author.
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The Seraphic Host... This refers to what is called the «Heavenly Host». In jewish and christian mythology, the Heavenly Host is an army of angels whose focus is to defend God on Earth and in the skies. The Seraphim, or Seraphs, are the higher class of Angels, and they are the ones who are protecting God himself. They are said to be holding and guarding God's throne. With this known, the Host of Seraphim can refer both to the army of Seraphs or to God himself, who is hosting this Heavenly Host. Thus, this only is mythology, and the meaning of this poem goes farther than that. The final interpretation is left to you...
- H.A., The Ordeal of The Hourglass Book III : Ad Mortem Festinamus
(c) David ''Hope Alexander'' Giroux, unauthorized partial or complete reproduction and/or publication of this work is strictly prohibited by the copyright laws.All rights reserved. This text strictly belongs to his author.
