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A Solemn Remembrance
04:14
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Lowering an arm
to unshield mine eyes,
in a small meadow
sheltered by bamboo trees, I.
They reach toward
an overcast sky of drear.
Tall grass from
subterranean rice seeds
sway in a light, cool breeze.
Then a hum
fills the air
from beyond this place.
Bombarded by pure tones
of beauty,
clearing away my heart's guards.
Sadness and grief
toiling inside.
Thought they had passed
long ago.
Still, there exists a sorrow.
One dew drop falls from me,
wiped away by a soft hand.
Long locks of blonde
disappear with it
onto a new path,
beyond the meadow.
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2. |
Grief Unearthed
03:27
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How could You be here,
running from me,
the trees stretching onwards
endlessly?
Didn't You leave me
by the Scorpion's side,
couldn't handle the pain
You were trying to hide?
Feet falter,
reminding myself of your absence,
and I lean o'er a bridge -
looking into the calm water.
Until now,
I hadn't thought your passing
would remain with me
this long.
Though spirit is held within,
it's no substitute for Her,
my only familiar kin.
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The Blossoming Wind
03:22
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A soft blossom
sends gentle ripples outward,
touching the water's surface.
Then a gentle gust arrives,
petals upon it,
drawing me on farther.
Subtle birdsong
lifts my mind up
out of the dirt,
bringing me back
to Nature's thrall.
Blooms of pink
dancing with white lights
encircle my figure
and pull me onward, afloat.
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4. |
Radiant Embrace
03:10
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Vale stretching forth
in each direction,
greets my airborne figure's
lightened dimension
as I touch down
on the sturdy ground.
The tall grass
brushes soft against me,
sun-streaks breaking
the clouds' melancholy.
Dew-speckled sprouts
glimmer in spectra,
beyond my old vision.
Colours and shades
of cosmic design
distract a mind
of root-deepened pain.
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5. |
Deluge of Tears
04:33
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Lone cold tear,
which fell from the sky,
how can you do this to me?
Let me stay
in this earthen bliss,
far away from the one I miss.
But the sun goes dark,
covered by clouds
of tungsten and stark,
the floodgates flung open
as within my heart.
She's leaking through the cracks
formed when Her soul left,
absence leaking through.
I let the waters drench,
immobile in sadness,
painted in regret.
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6. |
Nightsong
03:53
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Waking under stars,
I breathe deep the night air,
sparse clouds dark.
Push myself from
the mud and grass,
body tired with a burdened past.
Moons three shine down,
the soaked land pale and sparkling,
parting a path to lights
not so far ahead.
A bridge of aethereal glass,
mint green illum'ed on each end,
stretching across calm pond.
The glass itself made of water and sky,
solid beneath my barefoot hesitation.
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Mountainous Array
03:19
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Lotus flowers glow pure,
a familiar breeze
pulling like lures.
Cherry blossoms from dirt
rise up to join them,
each hanging on air
like celestial gems.
Pale emerald archways
come to life,
decorating the silhouette
of a great mountain
on the horizon.
Finally, a star of magenta
alights the peak,
showing a path to the Guardian
that I've come to seek.
I journey forth,
pausing before the first gate,
foot of the mountain
jagged and intimidating.
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8. |
Dowsing the Flames
06:45
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Stepping into a haze
of aural blush and mint,
turning to crimson
with thorns black,
I remember Her old abode.
Stranded in space,
abandoned in hate.
I anger,
not at Her departure,
but at those that drove
one so pure
to an act so dark.
Couldn't let go
of their primitive ways,
stuck in a cycle
of endless decay.
But it's no use,
staying so heated
for those already gone,
fallen away
from a crystal embrace
The fact is She's gone,
no matter what,
except for the Spirit inside,
patiently waiting to join
a family stronger than blood.
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Unrooted Regret
03:27
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Throughout the castle
and kingdom before,
I tried my best
to go it alone,
awaken the Scales.
Though freedom shone
and balance returned,
Her absence was felt
down to my bones.
I had been a vagabond,
drifting forever.
Only Her presence made it vanish,
gave my struggle an end.
Inadequacy fills my mind,
at low times as these.
I couldn't save Her from Her disease.
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So many dreams had I;
as many as the stars
that we flew by -
To grow deeper in love.
Reach our Mother fulfilled
with siblings endless and kind.
See my planet's remaining people
living amongst the radiant life.
Can I still attain them,
with such a loss inside?
I wish you could've stayed,
found a way to remain,
but I know you'd just continue
to struggle in vain.
Some things can't last forever.
Of course they'll come true,
as they are mine alone.
I only wanted to share them
with you.
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11. |
Face to Face
06:53
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Within the haze,
a threshold of light appears,
away from this place
of a mending heart
and a labyrinth of pain.
Crossing over,
touching the earth on fours,
I smell a sweetness
as a pale hand lands soft
on my wet cheek.
I gaze to see the Virgin,
elegant kimono coloured like sakura,
golden fengguan shining
with her sign adorned.
Hair ink-black and flowing,
a familiar breeze comes,
unveiling her beauty.
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12. |
Astraea's Touch
02:47
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Tears turn to spectral butterflies
made of soft light
as she helps me stand upright.
Guiding me through a garden,
fair and diverse greenery about,
we halt at a great door
of solid dark earth
and pale lotuses aglow.
A touch of flesh and dancing digits,
vines respond with roots,
weaving together a complex design.
Then dirt falls away
and tracings remain,
swinging wide to reveal
a place with no shame.
Grand cherry blossom,
tall and proud,
radiating delicate crimson-magenta,
stripping me of my shroud.
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13. |
Soaring Towards Fire
03:21
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For a time I sat,
head on Astraea's lap,
tree dripping soft dew upon me.
Then we looked out beyond,
to the field where I had lain,
and the down the mountain's face.
Like a serpent entwined 'round
unlucky prey or a trunk,
an energy loop surrounded
the jagged walls of rock,
showing my path through
the gates of Cleansing and Grief.
I looked to her eyes,
earthen and clever,
coming to feel their message,
in the growing sunrise -
Far have I traveled
through stars and this place,
many lessons enveloped,
home displaced.
Still farther I have to go,
more Guardians to align with
in the far reaches of space.
Loss has not consumed me,
nor will it ever.
My family's waiting,
no matter the weather.
Lifted with lotus
and blossoms alike,
I'm sent up to the expanse,
fierce Lion my light.
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Aureus Nova Solis Buffalo, New York
I have been recording music since July 2009 across various projects:
The Silent
Boy
thesilentboy.bandcamp.com
(2009-)
Stars & Constellations
stars-constellations.bandcamp.com
(2010-)
AQVARIVS
aqvarivs.bandcamp.com
(2013-2014)
Kaleidanoyse
kaleidanoyse.bandcamp.com
(2012, 2016-)
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