Helios

sorenbarrett

The sun rests on bloody shrouds, a dying day done
To resurrect on mourning clouds, another fight begun
Ore mountains and valleys stretch your arms, embrace cold breast of earth
Warm willows and tear wet sallies whose shade casts doubt upon your birth
Helios lift your hero head that in stars inspires fright
Raise from your battle bed banishing with fires the dark of night
With your arrows of light pierce the sky, may the shadows hide
On your golden chariot fly with Chronos on your ride beside
Burst in blossom blooms of flame ignite the meadow's flower sparks
Disrobe nature, expose her naked shame, hidden clefts and rainbow arcs

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  • Paul Bell

    Pure poetry, you have surpassed yourself.
    I suppose even nature must have flaws, or maybe the flaws are just the earths realignment.
    If you live in a country that some idiot isn't bombing, and you can get into the forest see a river, it's only then you realise how perfect nature is.

    • sorenbarrett

      You are too kind my friend your words are most important to me and deeply appreciated as is your support. Thanks so much for the encouragement my friend

    • Lorenz

      Salve sol invictus !

      • sorenbarrett

        Thank you so much Lorenz I appreciate your read it means a lot

      • Thomas W Case

        Mythic and blazing—this surges with elemental force, where nature and godhood collide in fire and rebirth.
        The grit is in the violence of renewal: light doesn’t arrive gently, it conquers the dark.

        • sorenbarrett

          Thank you so much Thomas Your words are most important to me and deeply appreciated. You interpretation is so right on the intent of this piece and most appreciated

        • orchidee

          Good write SB. KP greets me with, similar to the poem's first line, that b****y sewage again! lol. I keep dishing it up. heehee.

          • sorenbarrett

            Thanks so much Orchi people always tell me that these poems are bull sh*t a type of sewage. Appreciate your words of comfort my friend

          • Tristan Robert Lange

            Soren, this feels epic right out of the gate…there’s a surge of energy and scale that just keeps building. It reads like a myth in motion. Powerful piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

            • sorenbarrett

              Thanks so much my friend for the read and most gracious words of encouragement it is as always most appreciated

            • Abdullah123

              Didn't realise was rated 18+ until after I read it, but I don't regret it😭
              Incredibly immersive, and quite the epitome of being poetic

              • sorenbarrett

                Thanks so much for the read Abdullah I error on the side of safety with this one less adult than the bible or Homer but I said the words disrobe and naked so it was rated such

              • Kevin Hulme

                Sunrise in a blaze of words. An enjoyable Poem.

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thank you so much Kevin for your read and kind words of support they are deeply appreciated

                • Goldfinch60

                  Such wonderful words soren, may Helios always be with us.

                  Andy

                  • sorenbarrett

                    Thanks so much Andy your words mean a great deal.

                  • Marek

                    This poem in its entirety I could read with my mind's eye. It was very intriguing and left me wishing it was longer. Great work!

                    • sorenbarrett

                      Thank you very much Marek for you most gracious and kind comment it is most appreciated and deeply regarded

                    • Sviatoslav Zhabotynskyi

                      A sense of closeness to everything is felt—like pure perception, sudden as an explosion. One could say a lot, but the poem is beautiful.

                      • sorenbarrett

                        I thank you most humbly Sviatoslav for you most kind words of encouragement they are highly valued

                      • arqios

                        Breathtaking work, Soren. How did I miss this one!? Must be getting old. 🕊️🙏

                        • sorenbarrett

                          Thanks Cryptic not as old as I, I am afraid. Appreciate the read and comment my friend

                        • Soman Ragavan

                          An explosion in poetry... "Another fight begun..." : for it is a fight everyday...

                          • sorenbarrett

                            Thanks so much Soman for your review of this piece and kind words of understanding



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