Odilon Redon- Nasturtiums
Cancer cells lamenting
Days of silence passed
hiding our clandestine purpose
beneath layers of normalcy
letting the purple whirls carry us away
in constant quest of new dominions
of somnolent motionless quiescent territories
of irritating calmness.
No, the pulsation in the vein demands fury
mitotic feast of ecstatic intoxication
feverish tarantella with no boundaries
to awake the premordial spirits
the suppressed voices of the morulas
of the displaced kins of flesh and spirit
to rejoice in the original universal drumbeat
signifying creation and mystery.
Teach this shivering body
liberate it from the killer differentiation
let it dance and grow in
carnal vitality.
And just when our efforts flourish
in dominating the startled and weakened brethren
One step before eternity
the vessel wrecks
nerves and veins erode, torn, withered
exhausted in the frenzy of constant cycling
the feeder beat arrests
our magnificent temple collapses
burying and crushing our toils, leaving
dust and bones.
Alas,
immortality is too much to bear
Odilon Redon- Barque mystique
Young soul departing
What blind destiny brought you to my door
why are you not playing in the meadows of joy
chattering blissfully with your friends
why don’t you run into the hug of love
rather than dwelling in the cold embrace of Hades?
Who called you here
Run I tell you, run
beguile fate with your smile
the sun still lurks in your eyes.
Again, if this is the decided road
if like morning hew you are to be liked
as ephemeral ray of happiness
still smile to us sweet angel
brighten our sadness with radiance
with the aftertaste of your presence
with the promise of liberation from our carnal ties
free us from time’s covenance
and let us merge all together
us who loved you, you and your smile
Χρήστος Εμμανουηλίδης
Παθολόγος- Ογκολόγος
Διαβαλκανικό Κέντρο Θεσσαλονίκης
