My poems-By Mariel

”Of ghost, bones, dust and dreams”Mariel © 2002

On ghosts

”Of corpses and dreams”

I've never been as aliveAs the day I died

Walking beyond the shadowsWaking beyond the veil

”The dead”

In the world of spiritsWe are the dead

Trapped in empty shellsLost spirits

Blind and sightlessStaring at the dark

And calling it the Light

It is said of usThat we live the deaths

Trapped in darknessAnd those we call dead

Live our lives

”Of fear”

Fear is the bane of soulsFear of death, fear of dying

Fear of failure, fear of ridiculeFear of release, fear of freedom

Fear-drenched souls lost in shadows

Fear leads to sufferingSuffering is the path of misery

Beyond fear lies freedom,True happiness and joy

Thus strive to abandon Fear

”Emptiness”

Empty lifeEmpty heartEmpty shell

Empty thoughtsEmpty voidEmptiness...

Beyond the Zen

On bones

"Ribbons"

Twirling around the sacred coreRibbons of light, goddess touched child

Claimed by the Great MotherShe who eats dark and light both

Joined hands in the dance of sacrificeLife, birth, death.. and rebirth

Then free once moreCelebrate the sacred core

Spark from the dark, spirit of lightJoin hands in the spiral dance

"Self-denier"

Shivering cold, nine yards from hellWings of frost, breath of flame

Kissed by an angel of deathFingerbone hunter, mad self denier

Little gift of wicked deedsWander the deserts of self illumination

Forgetting all past deedsLight-touched, embraced againCold numbed, awake once more

Avatar of the sacred throne

"Garden Tales"

When Eve was banished from EdenDid she ask herself why?

Would she live for ten thousand yearsWhen the lambs were slaughtered

Was God there to explainOr would the sheep always die

WonderingShould the lion lie by the lamb

When Kain slew AbelWhat went through his mind

When brother kill brotherWho will take the blame

Would you answer a plea for helpBy a beggar on the streets

Or just walk by

"Soul"

Hidden beyond the temple doorsBlackest night and darkest soulBenign i promised... not at all,

Undying my love burning now my dovePromised... no, promised not at all

Prayer for the dead

On dust

"Morrow"

I'm so blue you wouldn't knowMy heart is awash in a raincloud of tears

When i'm thinking of you...I so keep wishing for a new day

Maybe tomorrowA new sun will light my sky...

And things will be alright

"River"

Mourning for the one who has crossed the riverIt's like attempting to raise the fallen

Yet the tears keep fallingFalling away, endlessly awayBleeding rain, trailing lights

Straining across the far-reached skies

”Open Gates”

May all that has been be as nothingLet us watch in despair

As they rip each other apartTearing each other to shreds

May the mists part on our sorrowFor we weep as the world falls

There is nothing so sorrow-fulAs a people in despair

Lonesome and lostHearts maimed by their kinSouls slandered by greedHatred is a lonely mote

Lost in the seas of despair

On the wings of destinyWith open arms we do embrace

May we come in multitudesTo wipe clean the slate

Make errors wrong made rightBeloved souls of long lost

May all that has been be once moreMay we welcome our fateOpen hearts and open arms

No more lost

On dreams

”The City”

Heart caught in throatThe storm is drawing near

Sweeping away all in it's pathFloodwaves washing the streets clean

All that remains, in the grey cityBeyond stench and filth,

Dreary boulevardsIs hope and longing

For a time free from problemsFree from heartache

A new time in a new world

"Passionata"

Passionata is asleepPassionata in her dreamsDark eyes and black stars

Her image placid in the mirrorShe is a girl

She's out of this worldIt's out of this world its beyond control

We need more medicineStart the healing process

Passionata dreamsShe is an hourglass girl high in the air

When the plane is about to landShe walks away

She can't be kept insideHer light spread out below the stars

Joining the spiral danceCandle light on the windowsill

Sighing the King of DreamsIf there is a heaven i hope it's everything

You wished it to beApple girl hourglass womanPassionata has gone away

"Her Dreaming Light"

Shadows they shine when she is awakeGloriously white and bleached beyond hates

Passionflowers they fall from the treesAwakening the phoenix from ash

Burning the candles and freed from the painsPainting the devil in a thousand guises

Sleeping lover painting her skiesHer dreaming light

Throwing down the disguise

”Rain”

Burning mirrorScarletred promises of nightA box shadowed with secrets

And the gift that is called Rain

”Flowers”

The forest is filled with pretty flowersMeadows overflow with blossoms

The beauty of one does not diminish the otherA bouquet rather enchances beauty

And so it be amongst us too

Don't let betrayal and envy get a gripTear apart and blacken

The light of the inner heartSee the beauty in yourself and others

Swallow false pride and sorrowRejoice, laugh and sing

Let us be like the rose and the lily of the valleyBaby's breath, sword lily or dog violet,

Dandelions that paint the meadows goldSorrel that suddenly appears

Oxeye daisy, coltsfoot, or cornflowerThey all have their beauty

They rejoice in the day