The Sun Walks at Night

I see the moon I see the stars

How ungrateful all these children are

Burning glow in the distant sky

The heavens are not as quick as I

 

Who is this God please tell me now

If I meet him I’ll renounce my vow

Until then don’t speak his name

An unheard shadow of transparent drain

 

The distant life, the endless universe

We give you all yet we are a curse

When Saturn sings what do you hear

Not the rings of her ripened tear

 

If all is true in that solemn book

I shall go quiet and give all you took

Behold all great things in my view

But yet these children view it askew

 

So I’ll tell you this my dearest crown

You must view the world upside down

Cuz if you don’t; you’ll miss it all

And I can’t save you from the icefall!

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i find this piece quite interesting...sort of that debate on God and religion in general...much like the battles within that emily dickinson went through living in Amherst, the religious town, her religious family...and her turning away.
j.