THE LINKED HEADSTONES OF HET OUDE KERKHOF
Of earthbound lovers in repose
darkness awakens dreams for those
who in their arrogance sleep so well
with their sinuous curves that writhe in hell
fleeting words leap to a tragic death
off the end of a sentence’ precipice
spoken by guardians of empty spaces
who’s wings are clipped by periphrasis
writing ghazals that shadows recite
to ghosts whom gather to find respite
yet these mortal instruments of a souls confession
are sung to the Beloved for intercession
still enlightened fools, in darkness will part
with the keys to unlock another’s heart
Spires of ice from obsidian skies
land and melt in the warmth of their eyes,
drowning their captains in waves of emotion,
so two continents drift and collide in the ocean
