Halls of the Dark Muse

Lord Shiva

World destroyer
you dance
the sacred bones
ash faced
and moon eyed

Your secret smile
knows the truth
rendered blind
to others

Understanding
beyond limitations
from this is gained
the serenity of
destruction

From his own
annihilating
forces
creation is allowed
to spring from
life's pure well

Fear not he
who shakes
the earth
beneath our feet

Come before
his feet
and be blessed
by the lord
of the sacred
dance

It is the
dance of life
only in death
comes renewed
growth

One world dies
another springs
forth
the balance
which must be
maintained

For only through
coldness
is the warmth felt
he welcomes
as he repels