2005 and in the volume Ronin in the Temple of Aphrodite, the poet reflects on arcane and ancient riddle of love, life and death.
cartouche.
my fingers melt the surface of the stone.
I, alone, know the meaning
of the symbols I leave.
names unpronouncable.
truths unrenouncable.
enigma for the stoic sleuths
that will ponder the meaning
of words without words.
sounds without sounds.
dreams without end.
cut into the living stone
to bear witness
to a time when Gods walked this earth.
and spoke only to be heard.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.