At 25 (Seraphim)


“We are old flames”, she laughs, her green eyes shining, sending signals to a part of me that has thoughts for later. “You mean like old lover’s I say”, knowing somehow, she is headed in a different direction, but not certain where. “No”, she smiles, and suddenly looks thoughtful, “we were much more”, “probably glowing darkness”, she continues, “intertwined, cobalt blue, flames falling from the heavens, aliens to this earth, we are the seraphim”!

What thought is this that touches breathe, from sub realm worlds our net is cast, to bring us warmth before this day, to bind our hearts to what G_D would say. We walk as one, we fight as two, and we make our bonds, of rougher hew. To know our hearts of what should be, but Lord Let us not strip our identity. For years go by, grant this we pray, when we are hard, our souls so gray, bring us to dreams, and let us be free, and bring us to make our myth reality.

When we were young, much younger still, we lived so hard, with tragic skill. We sought to make what we could not build, and so we stopped while time stood still. From eye to eye, our rage contained, we entered a cave of pain, but still something that was a dream, helped us go on. With love achieved a root deep song. What thought is this, we gave to love; we christened babes with skies above. Gave we them spells upon their lives, said we your blessed, by stars above. For beauty came into their own hearts, my wife my love, how did we start. To know ourselves through what life brought, the lines of time have been our sparks.

What old ways come, to bruise us through, what future kingdom, do we hew, upon our love nobility, rest spirit of our fallibility. For on and on we strike the stone until, the house rest, solid home. To rest in arms not built just flesh, but ideas of G_D built on happiness. The angel turns she is in you, the seraphim mystery, flames of flesh, the girl grown strong, by challenge till death. I parse my thoughts, and I turn too, I bring my seraphim in line with you. For we our strong, much stronger two, unto this day we cast our view, and single out where we go now, all time is ours to say just how.

What thought is this that touches flame, from sub realm worlds our net is cast to bring us warmth before this day, to bind our hearts to what G_D would say. This shore, this shore is our land too, this mountain that would block we cut in two, for unto us is joined a charm, built long ago by G_D’s own arm. Beyond, beyond an octave blue, we shimmer, move in angel blue, at twenty-five and one more too, my heart, my love, I still ask for you.

Twenty-five years ago, this day I married a Seraphim! – – 03.06.2018 – דָּנִיאֵל


70 thoughts on “At 25 (Seraphim)

  1. “What thought is this that touches flame, from sub realm worlds our net is cast to bring us warmth before this day, to bind our hearts to what G_D would say. This shore, this shore is our land too, this mountain that would block we cut in two, for unto us is joined a charm, built long ago by G_D’s own arm. Beyond, beyond an octave blue, we shimmer, move in angel blue, at twenty-five and one more too, my heart, my love, I still ask for you.” magical prose my friend!

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  2. My friend this is just wonderful, each word to me is a compliment to your marriage and the twenty-five years of nuptial bliss and trials you and your lovely wife have traveled. Great blessings to you this day. Bill

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  3. Happy Anniversary Daniel, twenty-five years is a great milestone to achieve. I found your piece to be very appropriate, the music went well with it.

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  4. My dear brother, sending all the best wishes to Susan and you upon this day, how wonderful that your lights shine these 25 years, and I pray they continue for an eternity. Your writing as always gripped me and held me within the arms of its intensity. May Hashem bless you and your loved ones this wonderful day! Den

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    • My dear brother, thank you as always for reading and commenting. Your blessings and prayers through the lat year have sustained me many times. I do appreciate this virtual relationship. Wishing you a great rest of the week and if I don’t talk to you before Shabbos, Shabbat Shalom, Daniel

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      • Shabbat Shalom brother, thank you for your comment, I too appreciate our friendship in this forum. Wishing Susan and yourself long life and blessed happiness. Shalom, Den

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  5. My favorite line, “We walk as one, we fight as two, and we make our bonds, of rougher hew. To know our hearts of what should be, but Lord Let us not strip our identity.” ❤

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  6. You have a long list of well wishers here Daniel, and i want to add my name to this list. I am always amazed at the depth that is in the words you write and this was no exception. It was wonderful. Happy Anniversary to Susan and yourself, and may you go forward into eternity, Seraphim as which you came. ❤ ❤ ❤

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    • Thank you Resa, so happy to know you in this forum, you are the real deal my friend! 😉 So the next one I’m putting up is a real story, most of what I put up is kind of true, in a sort of kind of way but roadside souls is real! 😉

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  7. Daniel — I’m sorry I missed this post back in March. It is a beautiful tribute to your wife and the love you share. It fills me with happiness to know, my brother, that you Journey in the presence of a love like this! All the best to you and Susan… may you and your angel have many, many more years!! jen

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