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Ariel's Mission

from Whispers of Arias (I) by Stephen Mead

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The life of Ariel, muse and yet servant of Prospero, told from her point of view: magic as joy and pain.

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Ariel’s Mission


This tree giant knows me, and the grasses
I pass upon looking to ignite brooks.
Listen, I’m calling
through the sudden undulation of leaves.
Is it some sea sound or else—stranger---
soft whispers—candles in petals
placed on a lake?
How they float to anoint senses, a hushed
traveling dreamtalk
that falls with a clash—tempest—sudden
tempest on the brightening horizon.
Such a wind is astonishing!
It is I, Ariel’s, the siren’s—Are you not awestruck?
Once a pine kept me captive. I bet
you can scarcely fathom, that for twelve years
I lived done up, wrenched in by bark, the distorting,
the twisted twigs. Then some great sorcerer got hold
of me. I flew to his bidding, released
by the energy that inhabits all oceans.
Now, as an enchantress, there’s an even greater
prophesy to fulfill, to ride—both one with the elements and that rest
in a song’s shell—Otherworldly, loving, loving
whatever planet, whatever dove wings,
whatever bat radar—in day time, in night,
the very air breathed
is my dancing
and it costs,
believe me, believe

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from Whispers of Arias (I), released December 24, 2012

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Stephen Mead Albany, New York

A resident of NY, Stephen Mead is a published outsider artist, writer, maker of short-collage films and sound-collage downloads. If you are at all interested please place his name in any search engine in conjunction with any of the above-mentioned genres for links to his multimedia work and merchandise. To order CDs via VISA or PayPal please visit stephenmeadmusic.weebly.com ... more

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