watch the pendulum and listen: the silver bells are tolling for whom? the recipient is unknown someone chants outside in the street uttering the words of a foreign language what is happening the sky darkens some sound rumbling high above and sudden patters of the feathery rain drip drip dripping down against the cool white stone walls dark red, almost black is it a death? the bell tolls is it a birth? the bell tolls is it a death? dark red, almost black against the cool white stone walls drip drip dripping down and sudden patters of the feathery rain some sound rumbling high above the sky darkens what is happening watch the pendulum and listen for the silence behind the sound in the mustiness of the damp dark cathedral searching for something washed away by rain searching for something in the mustiness of the damp dark cathedral for the silence behind the sound watch the pendulum and listen what is happening the sky darkens some sound rumbling high above and far below tremors flaming an angel falls by the window heaven follows in its wake smoking trajectories searing the sky hold your arms up and cry for peace silence innocence life lost life innocence silence for peace smoking trajectories searing the sky heaven follows in its wake an angel falls by the window flaming tremors and far below uttering the words of a foreign language someone chants outside in the street for whom? the recipient is unknown the silver bells are tolling watch the pendulum and listen… |