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Mystical Musings
A Collection of Poetry
By
R.K. Wheeler
REVIEW: MYSITCAL MUSINGS: A Collection of Poetry by Mercy Bolo
with Online Book Club: “Mystical Musings by R.K. Wheeler brings to life a world of myth and legend through flowing poetic prose…The engaging and captivating writing storytelling made me not put the book down until I was done. I especially liked the all so familiar experience of reading one continuous story although this is a collection of poems….4/4 Stars and I recommend it to anyone who wishes to be transported to a world of mystery.
Mystical Musings
A Collection of Poetry
Copyright © 2018,
Dr. Robert Kenneth Wheeler Jr.
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Cover design by the author
ISBN 13-978-1983634826
ISBN 10-1983634824
THE FAIRIES’ TALE
The days are long the nights are mild
The blissful life of a fairy child
They play with fish with birds they sing
Magic they wield on gossamer wings
The forest animals to them do speak
When injured or frightened its fairies they seek Fairies they sing of Heaven above
Of war long ago and God’s lost love
Soon comes Armageddon at the end of an age
A side they must choose for battle will rage
A SUMMERS FRIGHT
Beware the howls at full moon,
The werewolf’s near and coming soon
The wolf takes over, full of rage,
None are safe until its day
Run! Flee! Escape! Hide!
Or silver bullet in its side
If once bit, pray to die,
For next full moon, wolf’s inside
GABRIEL
Son of Morning, never fell,
The stalwart one, the angels tell
A mighty general, cherubim he leads,
He fights the Devil, eternally
Loves the day, shuns the night
Through his veins, flows holy light
If the war, Heaven to win,
He must guard, his brother’s kin
Through the earth, where danger lies,
Before the war, with The Lord of the Flies
WHISPERS IN THE DARK
Archangel from heaven fell,
To the earth where man dwells
A Son of Morning, Satanel,
Never Heaven, only Hell
Now he comes to counsel Cain,
Due to him young Abel slain
Armageddon soon to come,
But in the end your judgment comes
AZAZYEL
Heaven weeps the tales do tell,
For the youngest son Azazyel
He who found forbidden love,
And thereby angered God above
Son of Light, Archangel,
Forbidden secrets he did tell
Buried alone and in pain,
Buried by his brothers twain
NOME
Snow and ice, dogs do run,
Iditarod and midnight sun
Gnomes of Nome, stories told,
Of great deeds, and cursed gold
Eagles fly, bears do roam,
Wolves do howl, sea doth foam
SAFRIEL’S BANE
Long ago and far away,
A lonely angel lost his way
Sent from heaven on a mission he came,
Sent by Gabriel to Camelot’s flames
To find and bury King Arthur’s gem,
Under the stones that men call henge
One day he met a lady fair,
And became enamored by her auburn hair
A touch, a kiss he broke his vow,
For to love a mortal is not allowed
In her eyes he found true love,
But forbidden it was from up above
Two sons to him she one day bore,
In secret vale on Ireland’s shores
For his sin an Archangel came,
To take him to prison head bowed in shame
Without angelic father his sons grew no more,
Their children’s children waved from shore
As half-angel sons sailed far away,
To paradise where the Menehune play
For a time they found love once more
On the beaches of Hawaii’s shores
On Maui were buried side by side,
Their second wives while children cried
They took the gem and sailed far away,
At first all was calm upon gentle waves
The sun was warm, their spirits high,
Their sorrow faded where gulls fly
The gem can find the sons of morn
The eleven seek the one forlorn
Then Satan came and winds did blow,
The ship was tossed to and fro
Upon sharp rocks the timbers did break,
Cold water rushed in, their bodies did shake
All seemed lost, they began to pray,
They held the gem towards the end of day
Red light shot down to an ancient one,
Now awoke the fourth born son
Up from the deep from beneath the sea,
A Son of the Morning their plight did see
He bore them up upon a wave,
He showed them mercy, their lives he saved
Now was battle like none before,
Two Sons of Morning on distant shores
Mountains rose and islands fell
For mighty is the King of Hell
The dragon of the oceans fought fiercely,
But Leviathan fled from the Lord of the Sea
Amongst the Inuit where polar bears run
Brother’s found love in the midnight sun
Even in mortals with angel’s blood,
They one day grow old since the Great Flood
War broke out amongst their kin,
Over who would take their father’s great gem
ATUNGITOK
A little clumsy he’s said to be
But all enjoy his company
A bit forgetful he can be at times
A more loyal friend could one not find
Invisible he can become at will
For angelic blood is in him still
He likes to play and joke near town
Don’t mention dwarves when he’s around
In distant past he made new friends
With two young chiefs of angelic kin
Little did the young men know
Angelic grandmother from long ago
Good for nothing some do say
But great deeds he will do one day
THE GNOMES OF NOME
Short and cute are the Gnomes,
Playful tricksters under Nome
Can be greedy love of gold,
And dwarf haters legends told
Heavenly Rod from World Tree, But
Gnome Chief stubborn he
THE ROD OF GOD
Severed branch from Sacred Tree
Felled by Mimir it was said to be
Two Sons of Morning to garden they came
One left blind while the other left lame
Washed by water from the holy well
The branch inside great power doth dwell
EXODOUS
Severed branch from Sacred Tree
Felled by Mimir it was said to be
Two Sons of Morning to garden they came
One left blind while the other left lame
Washed by water from the holy well
The branch inside great power doth dwell
Son of Egyptus first Pharaoh was he
Unknown to Ramses the staff he did keep
Egyptian Prince of slaves revealed
Seti did banish Moses afield
Ramses the staff he gave to his brother
And took to wife Moses’ had been lover
Through the desert his death was near
In oasis Moses found his wife so dear
Upon the mount Moses did take
The Rod of God and covenants make
On holy ground Moses did kneel
Through burning bush did God reveal
His face did shine like the sun
When down the mountain Moses did come
Back to Egypt Moses now goes
To free the Hebrews but first ten woes
Plagues they came by faith in God
Water to blood the flies then frogs
Gnats and boils the locust did swarm
Darkness it came the people did mourn
Fire and hail they fell from the sky
Cattle then finally, the firstborn did die
His son lying dead on Downey bed
Pharaoh he grieved while Moses slaves led
He brought the Hebrews towards Promised Lands
Pharaoh’s heart hardened, then he took in his hands
His spear and shield on chariot he did lead
His army to kill the slaves who did flee
Trapped on shores by the Red Sea
Fiery tornado could Ramses now see
Rod overhead did Moses raise
The waters they parted the slaves were saved
Army of Egypt in pursuit Ramses led
The waters rushed in the Pharaoh now dead
BATTLE AT THE GREAT DIVIDE
Great Divide, battle comes,
Gnomes and dwarves, blood will run
Wolf and bear, eagle three,
Archangels come save me
Drums they beat, in caverns deep,
Iron on stone, armored feet
Ruby red, the heart doth glow,
As the great ones, fall below
THE NEPHILIM
Upon the earth and down within
Walk the ones called the Nephilim
The blood of angels from Heaven above
Who came to the earth, mortals they loved
Giants were born and heroes of old
Hercules the strong and Achilles the bold
Jason did find the Golden Fleece
The arm of Grendel did Beowulf keep
Perseus the head of Medusa did take
With it the Kraken to stone he did make
Gnomes and Dwarves they once were kin
Dark secret there lies over the ruby red gem
The tunnels we take through dark earth we go
Battle it rages who wins we don’t know