Alchemy Dreams
i. Silver How shall I begin my dream? So strange. I could have fallen from a cloud. Long, grey cloud. I feel so strange… cloud, shroud of sadness wound through heaven. Falling from my cloud careening on ice slipping sliding over crystals. Dropping through deep night. I fell alone jackknifed on silver ice. ii. Mercury Vessels of thought as quick as mercury spilling over. We lie chained to sleep prisoners of darkness. Struggling against edge of night listening for animals pounding closer closer. Their scent surrounding us. Galloping high racing dark horses nightmares. iii. Lead Why why why did they steal my sky? Forlorn for so long. Now all my stars are gone, Falling through heaven full of ashes. My life is gone. I am another graffiti mark another dark stain. My sky was torn down. Why why why was I so silent when my dreams were tossed away? Like smoldering lead my eyes burst open. Hot hot my heart fell in hate fell to hell burning through this leaden night. iv. Copper Who are we without compass without map delivered before darkness? We splay our hands out tracing coils of copper while lines of time merge into mazes of memory. Remembering shadows we search our thoughts. Over mountains of mist looking for morning drinking milk from the moon. v. Gold I am searching for a perfect color sound shape to hold close to me. I want something luminous something cool. This splash of sky perfectly formed drop of rain drop of gold. I will wear in the hollow around my neck… This eye of an angel.