77. Gift from a Lover

Spring approaches and is heralded in
with birds in the air and the buzzing of bees
New flowers open and dance on the breeze
as lambs jump and play, and run across fields

Handsome young guys now smile and grin
making pretty young girls giggle and laugh
and ever so lightly does a warm gentle wind
run over my body and over my face

With a ram or horned horse, at each of it's ends
does a vision, of a brilliant, gold bracelet appear
A gift signalling, his impending arrival
and bringing with him, renewal and life

From the depths of the Underworld will Adonis arrive
having spent half the year with Persephone
God of Man, God of Youth, of desire and beauty
returns to his first wife, the great Aphrodite

Tamanuitera is exactly the same
after having spent time with Hinetakurua
but with birds in the air and the buzzing of bees
he returns once again, to Hineraumati

76. 8000 years ago

When you look into my eyes
I see a hint of desperation
a longingness for me to see
the soul who sits behind your mind

8,000 years ago
beneath the ocean and the waves
you held me tight and tenderly
and made my heart both sink and cry

I was Aphrodite then
and you were the handsome Nerites
who captivated my own heart
and forever to your soul was bound

And ever since that time began
and over a century and then a millenia
have we been born throughout the ages
finally meeting, once again...

75. Stripped of sound

Putting trim milk in my tea
I turn to see the lounge no more
In it's place - an ugly Vortex
a spinning dirty, big Black Hole

I calmly turn and walk away
ignoring things which don't exist
and through the hallway of the house
are doors no more but Galaxies

Sharp headed creatures with dark black skin
crawl along the walls and ceiling
and upside down they leer at me
smiling, swiping and grinning too

My partner starts to see a shadow
and flatmates begin to feel uncomfortable
they feel as though they're being watched
and the house is really cold

Growing fearful for my house
and all my friends and family
I put myself right in between
Hell itself and those I love

From deep, deep down inside my stomach
resounding from within my heart
I begin to say a little prayer
until I start to cough and choke

I begin to shout and start to stammer
opening every door and cupboard
until I'm in my own bedroom
where total darkness engulfs me now

It's here with me in my own room
with nowhere else for it to go
and trapped with me I now begin
to greet the Heavenly Departed

Instead of might, instead of hate
instead of anger, instead of fear
Nervously I greet these souls
with humility and with grace

As I urge them on their path
towards Te Reinga and the Light
the darkness now begins to fade
as the Sunshine comes back in

I take a turn about the house
and hear my whare (house) stripped quite bare
where sound itself now echoes softly
off the walls and off the ceiling

74. The Stone People

Two huge monsters made of stone
look up at me laughing, smiling
They command their minions to come at me
as rocks and boulders fly at my head

I take refuge between the slabs
and kick them out and see them fall
They land apon my enemies heads
but elicit laughs instead of dread

And all of a sudden the sky is dark
as a big black hole does cloak the World
The giants roar 'The Mother's here'
and I am caught on an updraft wind

Sucked into space, beyond the Moon
beyond the Stars and the Milky Way
I astral travel far and wide
right to the limits of Father Time

At attention, facing outwards
he guards the limits of our space
Ensuring us of our own safety
from life beyond our own continuim...

73. Ngeru o Murirangawhenua

He whero kee ngaa whatu, o te ngeru e
e whaakanakana mai i runga i te whare
Aukati taku haere ka wiri nei ngaa pona
i te ihi me te wehi o te puti pango nei

Ka ara mai te karakia ki roto i a au
ka mene, ka nguguru, aa, ka eke iho mai
Ka whaatoro atu au ki toona tuaraa
he waea kee te āhua, he maaro, he pakeke

Kaatahi nei te tipua mai tuawhakarere
atu i te Maarama, mai Murirangawhenua
E te tohunga nui kua homai ki a au
he tohu koe moo taku ara ka poouriuri pea...

72. Hellhound

A gigantuan dog as big as a man
with the blackest of coats that I've ever seen
Is standing on guard and looking around
until his own eyes look at me and then down

With eyes like the silhouette of a black star
his face seems sad, sullen and shy
"Come here!" I say and beckon towards me
where he makes his way forward and slumps at my feet

It seems my protectors have come from the dark
to help me confront all the things on my path
With a dog on my left, and a cat on my right
I feel more assured going into the Night...

71. Guardian of the Night

A black cat with red eyes stares down at me
from high apon the roof of the garage
With eyes which fix me right to the spot
eliciting fear from deep down inside

I say a small karakia and see it come forward
sauntering up to me smiling and purring
I reach out and touch it and stroke its black back
but its fur is like wire - as hard as a star

Oh little old pussy who comes from afar
from beyond our own Moon, and perhaps beyond Mars
If an animal like you has been sent to my aid
then my journey must take me, along a knife's blade....

70. The God of War

Huge chains hang from trees outside my own window
as though something monsterous is unleashed to the World
A big shadow moves, touches, envelopes me
a giant of a man with the face of an Uncle

Fear dissipates, and love comes to my heart
as he holds me, comforts me, surrounds and protects me
and all of a sudden, I'm on the marae atea
surrounded by Titans from beyond our own World

The words from my mouth now punch and accentuate
to cast off and put down, all these monsters I see
The power of words both forceful and loud
now dance on the ears and the hearts of these Lords

Tumatauenga, the Atua of War
stands behind me and moves me, just like a puppet
My head tilts in derision, my arms wrap the World
while I squat, twist, and jump - beguiling the crowd

And to the back of the whare do I now serve the kai
baked potatoes and sour cream and pizzas with cheese
New lessons I've learnt about things such as pōwhiri
the true nature of man; the fighter - provider...

69. Angels at my table

From the light of the white candle
does a dim glow bathe the room
creating an ethereal backdrop
to my washing on the airer

My green apple as an offering
casts its own shadow about the room
on top of a white envelope
containing the 3 wishes I ask for

But as my eyes grow dim
and my senses start to dull
I see a dragon's tail
before I slumber and asleep

He now stands before me with glistening green skin
with dilating eyes and jerking head movements
And his words although deliberate
make him swallow hard and deep
so he tries his best to smile, to put me at ease

"You can do [pause] whatever you want
If you had reason [swallow] to believe [jerk] otherwise
then know [lick] that I will always help you [smile]"

On the first night of 5 did this Angel come to me
on the second night another and the 3rd made 3
And for the next 2 nights, they will come again
and sit beside my bed until my wishes end...

68. Masters

Standing in a courtyard in the brilliance of the Sun
My body is washed and thoroughly cleansed
to the prayers of Satguru Shi Baba

I alone am taken to the Emperor King of Jade

Yu Huang who rules the Heavens and all of Earth as well
I bow before him with a smile and sit beneath his feet
and I do bite upon his toe receiving all his power

I stand and look outside the window of my mother's house
to see the Buddha loving, playing and bringing things to life
Lord Vishnu stands above me eyeing me intently
and shakes and quivers as his arms all sprinkle me with grace

And finally, to set me on a grand and noble path
does the prophet Muhammad offer prayers
across the earth and heavens...