Alchemy
By Terra Wolfe
Pile
offerings high on the long table.
Make
the candles blaze.
Wine
has bubbled over the sacrificial animal,
scented
with herbs,
circled
with roots.
The
beast
lingers
in
the aroma.
Wine
spins red lights across the lace.
Observe
the ceremony.
Become
the ceremony.
Litanies
begin
with
chant and music.
Angular
shapes of knowledge,
smooth
waves of enchantment
rise
on
hot columns of flame.
From
the skin of the forearms
dance
the sparks
and
volume soars.
Knowledge
hones its words
Magic hums the ancient earthsong.
Changes
float
Twinkle
Like
dust in a rush of air.
Blackmetal
logic
cuts
the smoky night.
Melody
swirls light
in
spiraled
circles
Syllables
of sarcasm
Clang.
Music
deflects
in
quiet urgency.
Steel-tasting
colors
of
fear
Whirl
like broom dust.
drift
into smoke,
disappear
into shadows.
Smooth
words
croak,
helpless.
Scent
of prince on the morning light
Clings
to windows
Hum
pentagrams
in
finger tracings.
Copyright Terra Wolfe 2006
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