Ancient Gallery Of Life
© Surazeus
2025 12 19

He stares at his face in mirror of words
till his weird authentic self disappears
in the great puzzle of civilized myth
behind the mask of the many-faced god
that hangs in ancient gallery of life
far removed from our world of petty men.

He carves demonic mask of shocking fear
in trunk of the Tree of Knowledge to find
true spirit of his hungry soul that hides
in heart of darkness where nothing is real
that crawls in ancient gallery of life
as he evolves from singing fish to god.

He plays chess with Death on beach of desire
to save humanity from selfishness
when he untangles formulas of myth
revealing foolishness of grasping greed
that screams in ancient gallery of life
in terrible slaughter of our world wars.

He drives piston-engine car of fierce hope
on signless highway sea to shining sea
in sacred quest to find the Holy Grail
which blooms from Bloodline of Asariel
that flows in ancient gallery of life
to nurture incarnate body of his soul.

He climbs the highest mountain in the world
to understand struggle of human hearts
which ache to fly with wings of Icarus
above the crowded planet of our dreams
that spins in ancient gallery of life
till we are dizzy and we all fall down.

He flies to the other side of the Earth
to find in ruined temple by the lake
the perfect soulmate of his puzzling heart
who complements his vision to live free
that shines in ancient gallery of life
as they raise kind children in their safe home.

He strums harmonious lyre of Mercury
while wearing mask of Orpheus with pride
to play psychopomp for America
where people wander lost in Wonderland
that falls in ancient gallery of life
till we create Zarathia with love.

He sings about the deeds of gods and kings
disguised as noble characters in myth
who imitate his journey to find truth
when he frames scenes of deeds heroes perform
that play in ancient gallery of life
as guide for how we live through selfless love.

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Orpheus trains young acolyte at perform role of psychopomp who leads lost homeless refugees home to the amusement park of Wonderland to live with justice and liberty for all.

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Nerthus Calls My Name
© Surazeus
2025 12 19

Extra beautiful with eyes of star ghosts,
yet angry at disrespect of the wind,
Nerthus rides noon bus to the coffee shop
where she serves drinks to writers with laptops
till the moon bleeds rain down the window pane,
so she turns into the crow without wings.

Eager to map graceful curves of both coasts,
yet bored with email no one wants to send,
Nerthus wears clothes magazines say are hip
while watching flashing lights of lost starships
that land on her lawn where no god has gone,
then gets up on stage at the Globe and sings.

Ridiculous how road of life we take
leaves our souls stranded in random events,
Nerthus declares to the man in the moon
who gives her wings he swiped from Icarus
who falls from the sky while pondering why
our bodies dissolve into wordless dust.

Resistant to proof that life must be fake,
yet annoyed people demand she be real,
Nerthus learns to play American tune
that fools everyone stuck on the state bus
to work hard for wealth at cost of our health
since we float in lake of atomic lust.

Arrogant with self-conscious mind of God,
yet humble as the ballerina queen,
Nerthus researches weird religious cure
that banishes cancer from aching hearts
by casting dream spells she draws from snake wells,
then runs for mayor of her seaside town.

Admonished for joining the Justice Squad,
despite being last daughter of Melusine,
Nerthus teaches her children to endure
as the Nordic race that follows star charts
to worship oak tree with the Runic Key
till our nation is hijacked by the clown.

Burdened with mission to rescue the world
from tyranny of work-exploitive kings,
Nerthus lifts high Lamp of Diogenes
and leads our revolution against greed
till we all get stuck in the Church of Luck
founded on state theology of hate.

Bedeviled by faith of the cosmic herald
recorded with glass Astarian Rings,
Nerthus calls my name Mephistopheles
to learn what her son Tiresias needs
who becomes the girl with the eyes of pearl
in our journey across waste land of fate.

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Orpheus and Nerthus smile shyly and say hi as they pass each other in the hall at the Zarathian University of Music, then perform together on stage where he plays lyre as she sings lyrics of Sappho.

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Idea Of Liberty For All
© Surazeus
2025 12 19

This grand idea of Liberty for all,
who seek to live outside the greed-hard wall,
shall stand on wide shores of America
with brave courage of Mother Onatah
long after cruel tyrants like Midas fall
so we prosper in shared Res Publica.

Bright shining still on our storm-battered shore,
clear lamp of freedom that lights every door,
held high by bold hand of Democracy,
our new colossus, Lady Liberty,
shall guide our quest for truth forever more
as we create life through fertility.

When Emma holds my trauma-shaken hand
that fascists oppress people of our land,
she reminds me with blazing eyes of faith
that conquerors like Midas, blind with wrath,
will always fall when people dare to stand
against cruel hate, and choose love as our path.

Immortal spirit of Athena shines
in Statue of Liberty hope designs,
for though her justice seems to arrive late
she will always stand at our sunset gate
to guide refugees from prisoning mines
so we can build new homes with hearty fate.

People from every nation of the Earth,
who leave nationalist states decayed from dearth
of opportunities to work with pride,
commit to principle oppressors hide
that every human grows through sense of worth
in Land of Liberty where laws abide.

Though Helios had fallen long ago,
shattered by failure of the power show,
his daughter Liberty with Lamp of Truth
lights the true way for our messiah sleuth
to nurture every soul who wants to grow
through urgent admiration of his ruth.

When our shared world view seems to fall apart,
because Midas hijacks the Market Cart
by exploiting fear of the refugee
who seeks opportunity to live free,
Spirit of Freedom inhabits our heart
as Liberty gives every soul her key.

Tyrants come and go, drowned by tides of change,
and empires rise and fall in temporal range,
but Mother of Exiles, wise Liberty,
forever rules our world democracy
with justice for all souls, which may seem strange,
to sustain our creative energy.

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Orpheus stands before Statue of Liberty and plays lyre of Mercury as he sings holy hymn The New Colossus to welcome refugees from every land to live in America.

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