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BOTTOMLESS CHALICE

I.

every space

must drink from

the bottomless chalice

of worship

II.

under earth’s blackened storehouse

roots multiply

inhabitation 

permanence 

 

the Vinedresser

who never leaves

guiding, upholding the walk towards

the never-ending throne

in incomparable light 

III.

subterranean blood

rises

rises

dwarfs rivers 

IV.

Your nearness washes over

eliminates the need for all else

 

a silence

surging outward

flattening all  

V.

false kingdoms

reach the end of their tether

even ash and dust refuse

forever 

 

And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword

Nothing pulls itself out of the fire 

VI.

In unison

the tongues of the living

and the dead

betray their hosts

Averring Lordship 

VII (a).

obsolete

the sun fades out

leaving a plain

of bowed knees

VII (b).

oceans bend

time frays

Earth expends itself 

the temporal phase complete 

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