Jouvence

City of Youth

Jouvence

 

One morning in Improbable Faery land of Mu, from deep wood trail came out Rom's caravan

To the Gates of tri-sided City of Jouvence, home of Youth's Fountain, Knowledge and Wisdom

April, new born green winged angel, after farewells exchanges, watch the Romani convoy fade

Mindless wandering in labyrinth of streets toward the seaside heart of the city: Aten's sunny place

At the zenith of the celestial orb, the traveller reaches the steps of the House of the Fountain temple

Parched and thirsty, he hears the singing crystal clear splashing in the quartz artistically worked chalice

He legs too weak and tired forbid him the climb of the white marble steps to the Holy of the Holy

Sitting there, April prays to the Father, provider of energy whose mirrored shield gloriously shine high

From Parthenon like pediment, forked tail swallow listen to his winged angelic brother's complaint

In the translucid divine alchemistry cup, the arrow bird fly to bathe his glossy ornithological avian body

Then, on the voyager's shoulder, goes perch offering his body as a unexpected feathery drinking cup

The thirsty boy welcomes the offering, and from a shaking hand seizes the living thirst quenching vessel

Like a kiss April delicately taste the enchanted regenerating elixir whose magic rapidly works his art

Contended spring child says to the sparrow ''Now on, be my herald, my messenger for all time to come'

And be the arrow to my bow the word shouted by my lips carrier of my words, magic and poetry

Rish-ard is my name, hierogamos son of Mû, Mother earth, the Matter and of Aten, the sun, energy provider

I am April, Spring, poet and prophet, the Archer of Words, the Light Trapper, the Painter of light.''

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Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

This is almost Shakespearean in tone with power in all the words as you pronounce yourself . A great write

[Justin Robben]

This is difficult to follow. I want to, but it's like a steam of consciousness ramble.

[guy drori]

High level of english indeed. Your writing is very good... (Though I would advise to put more periods to let the reader have time to take a breath.) Your descriptions are written in a way that creates a vivid image in the reader. There was a good flow to this chapter. There was one description after the other which made me want to continue reading to see more. Nice job !