Umbra - Elend

We entered the heart of darkness

And in the dead of light

The Seventh Angel poured his vial into the air

Embosomed in my Temple is a statue bereft of life

Sweet umberbird, lighten her eyes lest she sleeps the sleep of death

For she has seen the Face of God and her life must be preserved

We met Luvadea, Maughter of mine

And crowned her with emeralds and innocence

But she was wearing the cobalt raiment of the Angel of Death

Your bloodstained hair sears me in a sea of snakes

A sun of amaranths

With rays crawling on the Fields of Tears

Adorn me in your torpid temple

And forgive me if I cannot wake this dormant smile in your eyes

The Cyllenian god did love my sweet music forlorn

Elohim, Elohim Sabaoth, Eloï Shaddaï, Adonaï

Y H V H

When the sun remains silent

I will lay my angels down

For the Arch of my Temple is a parchment of blood

Even death has fled from me

I have seen the Face of God

And yet my life has been preserved

The Bride of the Lamb poured herself into me

And Despair fell on us

As if we had entered the heart of darkness…