Elsies Ground

I set out a canvas 

and six bending sticks.

If its a trying yer after

Fer testing the ticks

Down past the willows

a rather flat spot

Go raise a hut

and build ye a cot.

Take the retriever, 

a shot, and a round.

Sleep and relax 

as I hear every sound.

I pray that this wee one 

marries the stars.

On nights in my garden

Walled from 'er wars.

-Hermit King-

Song of Destinys

Singing songs of destinys

In worlds of endless fields

Atop her stone of knowledge

Astride the streams of fear

At one with ancient demons

Dancing angel on the line

A bead among the weavings

Born to giants back in time

Soul of baby racing bison

Heart of otters work to play

Wolf run free with wisdom

Fly her thunderbirds away

Sing the song of destinys
The world she may become
Bow to none but promise
Every day a brighter one

-Hermit King-

For

All my Destinys

Thundereggs

Our lightning eyes 

We fill these skies

We Raging Thundereggs!

Alit aloft 

We scream our song

We Rising Thundereggs!

Made a leap

We bank and sweep

We Dancing Thundereggs!

Free we fly

We know the sky

We Dragon Thundereggs!

-Hermit King-

Donor

Home the casting of my soul
Now rested from the tests
Heartsongs sound in deepest blue
And beats within new breasts

Airless currents set to drift
What was once of me away
Yet prayers of chance inflation
Gather wind for youthful play

What waters cannot harbor now

Their poisons cant contest
What could not bare the burden
Now run clear with all the rest

Vision far exceeds the need
From where I see beyond
Mine now next to wonder
What true darkness would abscond

Heart went to a fisherman
Lungs to one who flies
Kidneys a young mother
Grandson his new eyes

Not the tool for much in life
No creators hand was mine
Please accept this gift I ask
I am now done and doing fine

-Hermit King-

Ms Stress Rose

From Feline Feast to Fury

Eager Eye to Flashing Fist

Ms Stress Motivates the Moment

Filling Holes to Fill Her List

Ms Stress Paints a Ruby Rainbow

Both You Know You Must Go Down

Ms Stress Treats You as She Likes To

Good One Bad One King or Clown

Ms Stress Destiny is Diamonds

On the Trail of All Mens Tears

Subtle Damage Like a Demon

Ms Stress May Be Yours For Years

Love and War to Her's a Plaything

Keep it Fresh Keeps Them in Line

Ms Stress May Decide to Make You

Or Quite Simply Snap Your Spine

Ms Stress Whipping Chains Soon Tingle

As the Swelling Pumps and Pounds

Soon You'll See a New Horizon 

As Her Will Strikes Blows Like Rounds

Should You Someday Chance to Meet Her

Make It Fast the Doors All Close

A Choice Wins You Your Freedom

Or The Webs of Ms Stress Rose

-Hermit King-

Melancholy Rose

Thorns be welcome to the 

Blood of Melancholy Rose

Skin both pale and painted by the
Graphics of her prose

Appetites for darkness 

Pouring slurry into light

Loneliness surrounding Rose
Fed the black to night

Bracing for each season of the

Time she pays the toll

Sleeping just a respite to a

Fury in her soul

Victim to fates choosing

Computations for her life

Crushed by rock of ages and

A Damiclean knife

Hope a thing of beauty

Understood yet all askew

As the tunnel into twilights

Bitter madness comes to view

Screaming to the blindness like

A dragon on the lance

Death among the shadows

Born again in every dance

Battered by the breakers
On the rocks of her own shore

Terrors twisted whirlwind
Comes a horseman to the door

Never certain of an outcome
Favored only by the odds

Rose rides her race through chaos
Thoughts of winning to her gods

-Hermit King-

For Dani

Mom

Monument and temple

Rearing rich and ragged life

Adam did not know it

Neither Eve until she was

Magic soothing memory

Fleeting dust

A deep sure song of peace

Refills this urn

And melts my heart of stone

-Hermit King-

Katie's Prayer

Shades of heaven breaching night

Rage of joys on high

A lady fair comes worthy

Kneeling proudly at Gods thigh


Of Memmott Ham and Gurney

Katie's strong and tested way

We wish her homeward journey

Grateful kneeling as we pray


As visions swimming vapors

Spiral slowly into man

Beside her stands a David

And another called I Am


Welcome gentle woman

May this mansion bring you peace

Alladins magic carpet

Where your blessings never cease


On wings of singing whispers

Heavens prince I Am blew town

Davids hands encased embraced her

Saying Kate you ought sit down


Kate my love a place is set

In truth its all so clear

Nothing ever makes you fat

And the drinks bring only cheer


Know relatives and histories

Roots we ran to trace

From origins to legends

All the givers of our grace


Round us gifted music

No one heeds to hateful wars

Hear all the heavens singing

To the mystic dance of stars


Ever we will travel light

In thought were just then there

Honey we can race the sun

And visit everywhere


Lay down my lovely Katie

On your mighty mansion grass

the greatest challenge calling

you and me til all must pass


This prayer is what I wish her

If indeed it's must she go

Katie's never really leaving

Just awaiting her next show

-Hermit King-

Fathers Free Fertilizer

Feed, do not force.

 They will always break bread. 

Find, dont forget. 

They will heed to your head.

 Face and dont fail them,

 They'll stay far from hell,

  Free, never fedder.

 They'll opt to lead well.

 Father, dont friend. 

They'll build better dreams.

 Few are but these

Of an old Father's schemes.

-Hermit King-

Whiskey Rose

Lively watered days before

Beaten down upon the floor

Expecting not to feel the pain

Angels dew had offed her brain

Lo the sting of drunkards tile

Oft to strike her ducking smile

Makes you think she'd opt to quit

Nope!, she wears a catchers mitt

Now with glass and glove in place

Tiles call, she'll catch her face

So pitch another down the bar

Games not overcome so far

See she stays within the bases

Dodging traps within the chases

Lifes a light touch on the toes

Playing catch 

with

 Whiskey Rose.

-Hermit King-

The Scotsman

Pushing giants from the bridges

Pulling angels from the air

Rent the harpy

Savaged wolves

Tamed the ursa bear

Fed my soul upon the wind

Worked the sallow field

Came to trumpets running

Casting hands with solid steel

Rough to certain diamonds

Diamond to the rough

Crossed the raging rivers

Drawing courage at the trough

Bless me back my brothers

Come and march in time

Youth be gone and coming

Swiftly garnered to the line

Coin to king and prophet

Bred to serve and finally rot

Proud to bear the standard

Holding true to heart a Scot

-Hermit King-

My Dragon

I have a dragon

Lest it is fed

My dragon sleeps

If fed my dragon rages

My dragon burns the fields

I know this dragons danger

Dragons may be overcome

My dragon is destruction

My dragon is a beauty

My dragon sleeps

Lest it is fed

I have a dragon

-Hermit King-

Leah Rose

Seventeen facets to my heart

Thousands to my soul

Loving catch I would Impart

This feelings fishing hole

Cast for passing barrier

Fast those fires rolled

Pooled in care filled carrier

Tamed the highest road

Wonders met and justified

Screaming to the sun

Awe filled shocked and terrified

Exaltation on the run

Purposed straight and ridgid

Clueless to all care

Worlds of hot to frigid

Propped by maiden fair

Endless pushing friction

Never feeling clutched

Not but I to free her

Inner space untouched

Legals best addiction

Desperations open door

Bow to phantom freedom

Godly gifted evermore

Praying aspiration

Never ruled o're to be rushed

Lonely inspiration

Racing sunset 'cross the dust

-Hermit King-