Albedo

Panacea, cure all that ails me and fill my veins with life

Aqua vitae, draw clarity to my eyes

And post colour through my mind

The sheen of glass, glistening with the beads of sweat

That flow like sand through the hourglass

While burning coals from the fire unkempt dance

A waltz in the throat, dry river flow

All facets of life feel the glow

Ten long years of folly, trials, and tears

And now my opus has arrived

One mere step into this orphaned land

And you become its child

When the shadows fold their hands

And drag impurities away

Then the unity of opposites reveals

I am presented with the torch

And lunar consciousness prevails

Fusing spirit with the matter of the earth

The desert moans and my legend’s writ in sand

But every grain weaves tales and histories of man

The earth speaks and its voice is of one tongue

And the falcon’s marriage with wind is one of love

Lure of gold, when the aether melts away

Triumph of gold, as the sun hides in shame

Lure of gold, when the aether melts away

Triumph of gold, as the stars blush with pride