Beyond

Amaranth [am-uh-ranth] There are several definitions of amaranth, but the one I've chosen for this book is of an immortal, undying flower. That is the underlying thread of the poems and short stories gathered in this collection. Love, Lust and Loss are three phases in the life of humans that span time, and while we ourselves are not immortal, these emotions most surely are.

BEYOND Beyond the noise and chaos lies a realm of tranquility Shifting sands, white hot heat Ancient lives, mysterious scents In the distance a never ending bazaar plays its colorful music, bells, drums, tinkling sounds dance softly Perfumes of long gone eras waft gently on the air, stirring slept memories The soul remembers The heart dreams Heat engulfs Eyes squint against the glare A cooling shadow befalls blessed shade in bright heat Sand no longer burns sandalled feet sun no longer scorches parched, linen clad limbs Eyes shift upward beholding the magnificence Lean and dark, graceful and eerily beautiful He stands Proud, so tall, so caring it's in his dark dark eyes Hand outstretches, waiting Yours slips inside, feels the warm grasp enclose Images swirl, pasts colored and vibrant alive, but dead, remembered and whole alive again

This dark prince, this god, sweeps you to his side His linens glaringly pristine, laced with gold elaborated with care Gilt sandals clad long, elegant feet Eyes scan ever upward, his headdress marks him as royal his carriage bespeaks pure blood Jewelry caresses his fine form his gilded staff marking the grounds as his own He pulls you closer, scent of exotic oils Voice a soft, clear purr on quiet air "Come with me," he says calmly, knowing. You have waited for this, lived for this. "Come home with me." Your entirety heaves a sigh. His patient gaze stirs, impatience eagerness, hint of dread at your denial. Your hand squeezes his. Yes. Home. With him. Steps mesh, blend, as the sand shifts again, hot and alive, the glaring sun kisses you both now, blessing. Your steps paced with those of Anubis, you find all eternity lying before you.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Storm DeVille lives in the mid-west with her boyfriend, their menagerie of rescued animals, tons of books, movies and video games.

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