Good Rising

It clicks in deaf ears.
Hearing eyes stare at pixels
That shimmer and shine.
Rushing, rushing, rushing.
Always zipping on.

Click, click, click.
Slam. Vroom. Sssss.
Mindless chatter to pass the time.
Stars pass overhead, watching.
Waiting.

Vroom. Sssss. Slam.
Whispering softly in the darkness.
Kali Anastasi.
Shhh, no louder than the beating
Of a dove's heart.

Twilight covers sacred Byzantine icons
All holding holy breath
Watching, waiting, wondering.
Kali Anastasi.
Again, whispered in the night.

Hearts rise, souls uplifted.
A single flame appearing in
Utter darkness.
Light fills the holy house.
Filling hearts, filling minds, souls.

Kali Anastasi.
It trembles on the lips of the faithful.
Kali Anastasi.
Two words metamorphosis to a new phrase.
Christos Anesti. Alithos Anesti.

Christ is risen.
Truly he is risen.
Many times repeated in a single night.
Many lips speaking as one.
Serenity is forever.

Click, click, click.
Ssss. Slam. Vroom.
Mindless chatter to pass the time.
Hope flickering before hearing eyes.
I didn't want to leave.