the craftsman's powerful form
ripples with muscle
and gleams with sweat
the maker of eye-magic
chants living words
into the swirling flames
from molds of adamant
he plucks white-hot runes
and flings them into the night
molten charms of gold, chalcedony and opal.
spray into an infinite sea,
sizzling and bubbling
sparks of genesis
broadcast across the reaches
of primeval frontiers
glowing coals smoking as they burn
into the undulating lacquer of midnight's bowl
become an inverted bejeweled chalice
light-year acres of diamonds
and rubies and sapphires
whirling and dancing
japanese lanterns swaying to and fro
festooning the deeps
with love and light!
