Bird, cat, beast
The path lines.
Engulfed
And luna shines.
Dandelions, chrysanthemums, petunias, posies
Hack, chop, sift and clear
Its understood now
The glinting silver is near
Black and scarlet
Earth and rose
The wreath of verve
Enters ritual close
Drops of water
The underneath beckons
Tears red amalgam
The beat quickens
On head it looms
In heart it treads
Slowly... stealthily
The blade tears to shreds
The name he knows
In hood, the curse
The staff leads
Ahead... the kindred hearse
The rose bleeds.
Vehemence...
The cross turns,
Silence.
