From Afar (Caffeinated Suite)

From Afar has been published in All of Me Vol. V, courtesy of Shadow Spark Publishing. This arrangement pays homage to Black Coffee by All Saints. Featured art is by Maren Klemp.

Listen to From Afar by Richard Charles Stevens (Caffeinated Suite)

to the river
from afar
catching fireflies in a jar
twinkle twinkle little star
i know precisely what you are
i dream concisely
when invited
to delight thee
open palmed
to the river
from afar
politely charmed
(charmed)
.
here thou art fine
thine hallmarked heart
of fine art and divine
i hear the call
of mystifying splendour
in the vine
in sweep so steeped of venture
i feel betterment to cry
each tear
the milk and honey
running gently down my spine
is the nectar of define
.
come to me
beneath quicksilver moon
while candelabra flickers
trace the outline of my face
apace to make my heart beat quicken
come to me
embrace the flesh
the veinlets i bequeath
make arcane provision in my keep
.
come to me
beneath quicksilver moon
while candelabra flickers
trace the outline of my face
apace to make my heart beat quicken
come to me
embrace the flesh
the veinlets i bequeath
make arcane provision in my keep
.
it is funny how the river runs
more freely in thy wake
encouraging each feeling
of fragility misplaced
revealing the naïveté one needs to bleed in grace
i dream concisely
when invited to relieve the mighty chains
ordained to bind me
to delusion of misfaith
(to the river
from afar
politely charmed)
.
in light of thee
they fall away
the river runs
to call thy name
the tall grass sways
to serenade
the rising tide
of all thine aid
invited to delight thee
open palmed
to the river
from afar
politely charmed
( politely charmed)
.
come to me
beneath quicksilver moon
while candelabra flickers
trace the outline of my face
apace to make my heart beat quicken
come to me
embrace the flesh
the veinlets i bequeath
make arcane provision in my keep
.
come to me
beneath quicksilver moon
while candelabra flickers
trace the outline of my face
apace to make my heart beat quicken
come to me
embrace the flesh
the veinlets i bequeath
make arcane provision in my keep
.
here
in the profoundest sense
lies every dream
i ever dreamt
each crowning feeling on request
the sweet appeal of longed caress
reveals the heart
then fits a stent
in jewels bedecked
of rules bereft
upon a wing and prayer
it’s blessed
one mirrored pair
of feathered crests
.
beautiful in life
as death
provable to final breath
even then
its echoes
are forget-me-nots
remembered
never lost
for hand in hand
we fan the living embers
.
never lost
for hand in hand
we fan the living embers
.
come to me
beneath quicksilver moon
while candelabra flickers
trace the outline of my face
apace to make my heart beat quicken
come to me
embrace the flesh
the veinlets i bequeath
make arcane provision in my keep
(make arcane provision in my keep)
.
come to me
beneath quicksilver moon
while candelabra flickers
trace the outline of my face
apace to make my heart beat quicken
come to me
embrace the flesh
the veinlets i bequeath
make arcane provision in my keep
.
here the river red runs deep
every time the bled sun weeps
when fatigued legs become weak
lending the caress some seek
ceaseless are outrunning streams
plumbing depths of stunning dreams
thrumming wild eyed
touching void
on the cusp
discussing freud
with just
it thrusts
robust
it slides
just enough
to tantalise
pardon me
these lustful eyes
alas i simply must abide
.
pardon me
these lustful eyes
alas i simply must abide
.
to the river
from afar
catching fireflies in a jar
twinkle twinkle little star
i know precisely what you are
i dream concisely
when invited
to delight thee
open palmed
to the river
from afar
politely charmed
.
come to me
beneath quicksilver moon
while candelabra flickers
trace the outline of my face
apace to make my heart beat quicken
come to me
embrace the flesh
the veinlets i bequeath
make arcane provision in my keep
.
keep keep
(repeat to fade)
.