Taliesin (Chief Of Bards)

from Religion of Moonlight by Gwion Iqbal Malik

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lyrics

In the West, a sea is lapping against
the dawn. The Earth and Moon
wrestling a Sun. In my dreams, Stanzas
of the Graves are beset with jewels.
Chieftains adorned with robes
and riches of the forest.

At night, Gwydion works on flowers,
constructing form. Somewhere
Blodeuwedd is being born to broom,
meadowsweet and oak. Gronw’s Stone
stands on the river as time turns to
dust. The World is moving.

Taliesin burns offerings at the Court of
Kings. The Chief of Bards raining songs
and scattering dewdrops to Heaven.
Sonnets move like thunder - the light
cracking the dark. Y Gododdin is
elevating men to Aër and Water.

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from Religion of Moonlight, released December 22, 2021

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Gwion Iqbal Malik Swansea, UK

Gwion Iqbal Malik is Poet In Residence at the Dylan Thomas Birthplace in Swansea, U.K. He is Editor of Frequency House. Influences are Jim Morrison, Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud, Sufi poetry and Nikos Kavvadias. Prefers a cinematic sound / visual. Dystopian sounds combined with spiritual alchemy. His new poetry collection ‘Enter The Ziggurat’(Frequency House, 2021) is available to buy on Amazon. ... more