Arcane Time
Sonnet — An Invocation to The Master #202
Published on November 30, 2021
Arcane Time
Sonnet — An Invocation to The Master #202
Am I a priest of an arcane time forgotten
Dabbling with hymns in alien tongues,
Rites I perform even to myself so foreign,
I muse and ponder as to my purpose.
The ill I evade and the error I shun
Pursue me like a fond beloved loyal,
I lug my being in this twilight unknown
Towards Thee beyond this unreal.
The alarm and danger and persistent woe
Shadow my tread through wake and sleep;
What part in myself harbours this foe,
Who in me this contract does keep?
My being like a Sphinx is all a question,
Awaiting its answer by Thy impulsion.