Unceasing

Keep the vigil.

Lock the doors

Of the heart.

Light a candle.

Say the words.

Fear depart.

Ask for wisdom

To discern

In the dark:

Friend from foe, 

Grace from woe, 

And where to start.

Shepherd

Bless the shepherd who leads his sheep

Through the valley of death, in darkest deep, 

Where enemies never tire, nor sleep, 

And with scornful eyes roam mountains steep, 

Awaiting their chance to strike with fear;

To scatter the flock as doubt draws near.

With blazing heart and vision clear, 

The shepherd speaks, 'Stay true, my dear.'

By flaming staff, the shadows run.

The night is chased, 'Behold the sun!'

A path is lit - The narrow Way.

Not one is lost - Not one shall stray.

Onder

Met vrye wil, 

kies ek verkeerd

in elke oomblik - 

weer gebreek.

Oorbegin, 

met elke asem.

Steek my weg
in Spieël se wasem.

Moeggeslaap, 

maar kan nie waak.

Drome maak my deernis vaak.

Wat as ek hier onder bly?

'n Besluit wat bloei,

en 'n Hart wat sny.

Flowing light

A presence that glows as the sunrise,

Gliding with a warm, flowing light;

Easing the hearts of the restless,

Compelling fear, with her touch, to take flight.

Whispered, are the tales of her beauty.

Endless - the reach of her wings.

Faithful, as Spring trailing Winter.

Of her compassion, and love, the soul sings.

Origin

Image contained in seed.

Seed contained in earth.

Dust turns into clay -

Quenching every thirst.

Flesh and breath unite - 

Proceeding from the First.

That which once was death, 

Transformed into a birth.

Empty

Play the chorus.

Taste the sweet.

Look, moving pictures.

Demon meat.

Desperate pleasure.

Empty depths.

Exploring all... 

    except the self.

Free Quincy Flo

Words won't be enslaved.

They don't respond to force.

The Antenna's subtle hum

Tingles from the Source.

Light

There is comfort in the dark,

For you do not have to see

The truth of where you are, 

And the place where you must be.

The distance may strike fear.

Idle feet avoid the pain

Of climbing up the hill.

Yet a yearning will remain...

Until you muster strength

To light a match to see.

The candle awaits your warmth.

The light is yours to be.

Kryger

Douvoordag staan die kryger wag, 

Op die grenspos tussen wild en woning.

'n Blaar ritsel in die bos - vyand of kos?

'Soms bring die wind 'n verandering van koning.'

Filosofie staan op sy.

Geweerloop kom by.

Sneller rus teen 'n vinger koud van bloed.

Hamer wil net steek, 

Soos 'n angel moordbeneuk, 

Op die rug van 'n yster skerpioen.

In 'n asem klap die knel.

Die teiken val soos vel.

Kryger rus.

Die weerlig sal vertel, 

Van 'n mik so sekuur 

In die grys oggenduur, 

Die wêreld suis, 

Soos bokvet op die vuur.

Rise

Keep watch, the dawn shall break

Upon the broken night.

Works of filth and fear

Once more shall burn in light.

Hope, which withered in shadow

And choked on sorrow and strife, 

Shall feel the cleansing breeze;

Shall taste the breath of life.

Slumbering souls shall wake.

Tendrils shall recede.

The spirit is restored

With every righteous deed.

Into a verse

(on the beat of 'Without Me' by Eminem)

Now I'm back in the groove.

Slicker than smooth.

Knocking out the next line.

Swift shift and move.

Scribble drivel faster.

Wicked and terse.

Like thoughts popping up, 

And then?

Into a verse.

BOOM!

Question not.

I got these rhymes on lock.

For the serpentine syllables,

Eve has a rock.

Didn't see it coming then.

Who has the key?

This man in the mirror knows

Nothing is free. 

Platform B

If only we could walk

Outside the patterns of our thought.

To mark the train's old stops.

To sell the tickets we have bought.

Weather Vane

Spectral edges meet

Deep within the heights;

Drawing every searching eye.

Whispered hints descend a moving sky.

Weather vane,

Plot the course.

The breeze is spirit.

And word the source.

Feel again

Without your skin.

The body is not a vessel.

Lips and tongue, 

Shape my breath.

Flesh is housed within soul's expression.

Dear Brother

Dear Brother, 

The men have gone astray.

They worship thoughts;

They brood in the dark;

Yet do not pray.

They ponder how,

But never why.

If they but ask,

They'll hear no lie.

With knowledge, they believe they're set free.

Have they forgotten the snake and the tree?

Do you remember the words of our father?

'Reason is a tool. 

Don't let it make a fool.

Where knowledge fails, 

Wisdom lights the way.'

Kelkie kernkrag

Gautrein.

Uitenhaag.

Fopspeen.

Ystersaag.

Seldsaam

Vetkryt.

Kakkerlak.

Boombas.

Skobbejak.

Nou toe nou

Onkruid.

Sonneblom.

Groen gras.

Horison.

Carnival

In his cunning, he built a carnival

And rubbed his hands.

'See them smile, 

As the glass trickles its sands.'

Colours move - mesmerise - entrance.

Win gold! 

In thrilling games of chance.

Taste the sweet - the savoury - the feast.

Take a ride!

Upon 'Devouring Beast'.

Clock the ticking

Of the track up the spire.

Feel alive!

As the roller coasts higher.

A moment's clarity

At the apex of the climb.

Before insight,

The Fall.

Killing Time.