The Sea of Light
To the left drifts the glowing star
promoting the night with its oblong light
caressing the dark with a deep, deep rite.
We see the star, the star, the oblong star,
the longish memoir from beyond time’s time,
beyond the cosmic jar
of the speckled, swirling galaxies of light.
We see the glowing star,
here and here, there and there;
we stare there and here,
within the blowing seas of sand
at
the unseen devil in the constellations,
the gelatinous dragon with his hideous secretions,
the struggle with our Sea
stamped on our stars.
Of the star we watch,
we magi of the light,
classified before time’s time,
yes, our sights are on the light.
Beyond the glow, we watched with all of the
night’s inanimate riders of the oblong winds;
As such here and here, right and left,
we see the star in a sea, a sea of light,
classified beyond the first watches
of the time in time we watch,
our sights on the light to the left;
yes, our sights are on the Light.
Ben was a founding member of Rambling Ever On and a regular contributor and editor until his untimely death in April 2020.
We wrote a tribute to him, but the best tribute you can give him would be to read all the wonderful poems, short stories, book reviews, theological essays, and ridiculous satire pieces he wrote for us. Pass them on to others and maybe allow Ben to inspire you to write something yourself.
- Masters (Considering Ecclesiastes) - February 7, 2024
- Flowers and Runners (Considering Ecclesiastes) - January 4, 2024
- Until the Return (Considering Ecclesiastes) - October 18, 2023
Poetry is definitely one of your several talents, my friend. Good work, and so pretty!