Sword and Lily

SWORD AND LILY 

Walls crumble with a thought

Divisions become mist

Distant pathways lost today and yesterday

Sword and lily stride between

A multitude of doors are sealed 

The forgotten corridors remain empty

Firm footsteps echo an unknown road

Decisions forge crossroads in the middle of nowhere

Remove one brick and see a future

Remove another and see nothing 

Worlds revolve around worlds

A multitude of bridges span the distance

Stairways lead to the landing underneath memories

Everything leads to nowhere

Nowhere the destination

Two ladies stand face to face with lilies in their hair

Each one smiles not knowing the other has a reflection

The shattered mirror reflects a thousand smiles

A thousand lilies fall to the grass

A fire spreads across the ocean

Two kings standing back to back with braided beard

Two swords held high in combative ignorance

The rope strains to the point of breaking

The strands of civility unravel

The anchor falls crashing down 

The waves wash up against a door frame standing alone

Glimpses of green promises call across the threshold

The wet portal beckons

A singular flower on the doorstep begs attention

Its imaginary petals bend perception 

Sword and lily stare at one another intently

The battle for the summer wind bends banners

The green grass sways in agitation

The full leaves quiver on their branches

The very roots tremble with expectation 

The sword and lily dance eternal

Soft petal against cold steel

Each looking for a crack in the armour

A clash of light that burns the world

The spectators still with bated breath 

Tomorrow stops to take a moment

Today marches in time with the wound clock

The gears turning slowly

The pendulum moves between decisions

The cuckoo decides the hour