in the wake of poseidon

• plato's spawn cold ivyed eyes
  snare truth in bone and globe.
  harlequins coin pointless games
  sneer jokes in parrot's robe.
  two women weep, dame scarlet screen
  sheds sudden theatre rain,
  whilst dark in dream the midnight queen
  knows every human pain.
  
  in air, fire, earth and water
  world on the scales.
  air, fire, earth and water
  balance of change
  world on the scales
  on the scales.
  
  bishop's kings spin judgement's blade
  scratch "faith" on nameless graves.
  harvest hags hoard ash and sand
  rack rope and chain for slaves
  who fireside fear fermented words
  then rear to spoil the feast;
  whilst in the aisle the mad man smiles
  to him it matters least.
  
  heroes hands drain stones for blood
  to whet the scaling knife.
  magi blind with visions light
  net death in dread of life.
  their children kneel in jesus till
  they learn the price of nail;
  whilst all around our mother earth
  waits balanced on the scales.