Sunday, May 10, 2020

obsidian

Rainbow Obsidian, Lassen Region, California


Obsidian


I am dreaming of
Armenian obsidian -
Satan's Nails, on the
road to Mount Arteni.
Of Yerevan, and that view,
Ararat, across borders -
stone cut thin almost
transparent, like water -

We come singing from the river
we come singing from the sky


I am dreaming of
Modoc obsidian
Mount Lassen - they say
obsidian spirits speak just once
they say
obsidian came walking,
out of the river, singing -

We come singing from the river
we come singing from the sky



Gary Lawless

2 comments:

Robinellenb said...

Obsidian, obsidian, obsidian. It rolls off my tongue like a conjurers chant, bringing forth images of mysterious depth-- dark, smooth, shiny, and even lethal.

Art Goodtimes said...

lovely, Gary