The Chronicler

Music:

The one who left behind the green plants and ancient trees

who bid farewell to the bright ocean waters and sweet breezes

How he sought to relieve the shadows of his doubt

how he believed in his pain that this was his end

The one who explored the lights of the vast sky

who learned the risings and settings of the stars

How the fiery brightness of the scorching sun suffers eclipse

how the heavenly bodies depart at certain times

The one who scribed the newborn world’s unwritten acts

who penned the thoughts and wills of beasts and beings

How they move and breathe the earth’s pure air

How they spread both life and poison through their tongues

The one who sees both blessings and curses

who knows the names of all that crawl upon the grasses

How the chosen can observe time yet not progress in their journey

How the hermit’s shell is tied to the caves of secrecy

The one who became a mere frame of his past self

who had hoped to enter into the Kingdom of the Ancients

How he must endure more of this suffering

how long one can wait for his life’s completion