Beyond The Nimbus Ceiling

Religious things.

Jaunt through
Abstruse psycho spiritual kismets ala carte:

Smash grinning mirrors and saunter beyond
Intangible parallels.

Nibbling at the forbidden cheese
Of Swarga Ioka,
Scratching at pearly purgatorial gates
Slurping Nirvana
Snorting Tian
Plowing the Elysian Fields.
Enlightenment on the metaphysical cracker
Tingles on my transcendental tongue.

Beyond the nimbus ceiling,
Below the molten rocks of Hades,
Surfing Styx on an eternal dial tone wave,
The stone from my own grave cuts black emotion.

Ka Kissing smudged maidens of Aaru
To the shining dismay of Queen Ma'at,
Ammit lapping at my mastaba like a lollipop.
Hamistagan accusing every move.

Bar brawl in Valhalla
Crown Frisbee game in Heaven
A tumble through highest Jannah
And a hand of metempsychosis with Orpheus and the boys.

Then back to the mundane leapfrog
Holiday with my mortal fraternity.

Author's Note

May the skyward beings that be bless you all with nice-nice and peaceful purple whatnots! In a good way!

Reviews

[Honeypot]

I had to look up Aaru and Queen Ma'at before I commented. I'm glad that I did. Interesting stuff. Anway the poem strikes me as though it was written by somebody who has done a bit of studying of various religions whether out of curiousity or searching for the "great truth", IDK. I especially loved this part:

Nibbling at the forbidden cheese
Of Swarga Ioka,
Scratching at pearly purgatorial gates
Slurping Nirvana

I got a giggle out of that one. I think that when you study or read about different religions it sort of changes your take on the world, for the better in my opinion. The witty, matter of fact way you wrote this is infectious. Its a great poem. Once last line, "Tingles on my transcendental tongue" Lol! Loved that.
You did good work, Mr. Stone.

[Salvatore Buttaci]

I love the images and the sounds of this one! Great work!

Sal

[Robert Francis Callaci]

Now how would you know that I would love this- All my favorite myths getting a high five- Aside from the fun of this it shows respectful understanding of the importance of myth. The last two lines are gems.

I liked the structure of the piece and you kept it at a good pace- You know your stuff- You remind me of one of my favorite mythic characters- Loki- this is something he would write. "

Bar brawl in Valhalla
Crown Frisbee in Heaven

wicked lines

I've become a fan


my warmest
bob

[Penelope Allen]

Have you ever heard of arabica goats? Somehow - don't ask me why - this made me think of daydreaming at an overpriced coffee bar. That got me thinking of arabica goats which were featured - don't ask me why - in a whimsical poem about the java jive. Why? [you ask perhaps] I think it was all of the elegant words percolating throughout the missive. I trust you have surmised by the time you've reached this point of my review that I liked this.