Ballad of The Cosmic Masks
Sing me a song of mystery
of what is in and what is out
of time and not.
Show me the sign and
Cover your head.
Dance to existence
Here is here
And so are we
Albeit temporarily
Show me the sign and
accept the gift warily
Dance to the boundary
This is the path, this is the way
within and without don’t ever show doubt
Over the boundary, the frontier is always just as near.
Show me the sign and
make it secure.
Dance for the movement
If I were to move from here to there
No breath, no rest, or looking back,
Action is the only way.
Show me the sign and
Show them no fear.
Dance for resistance
Survival is the goal
What must be done is valid only when done
The Lamb has grown through fortitude
Show me the sign and Temper the spear.
Dance for Organic life
I am. I can move. I can resist.
I can feel and multiply or desist
I have the will and the structure to try
Show me the sign and
Reach for the sky.
Dance for Fertility
As we grow in numbers
Our meaning is more evident
A wave of energy ripples through the sea
Show me the sign and
Unfurl the sails.
Dance to Indetermination
I wonder if I should, even if I know I could.
Think of all the probabilities and what might happen.
Why should the world be favorable to me
Show me the sign and
Pour me some wine.
Dance to unstructured energy
Chaos without control,
acting without a reason.
Fury without a season
Show me the sign and
look at the glow
Dance to Structure
This is the way the world is.
This is the way I see and hear it
This is the way I feel and need it
Show me the sign and
draw me the line.
Robert McIntyre Carroll
