The Painful Departure.

... and in the distance thunderclaps peel,
Lighting flashes around my shaking limbs,
As songs of longing echo through turning clouds,
Her ivory limbs finally approach from blackness,
Searing me with gratifying pain.

... touch of raking nails shave defenses with each pass,
Weakened insides exposed to her blinding sun,
Voice of silk condemns me to hell, torching hope of control,
Yearning follower, ardent addict of her beauty.
I am her's, loving slave to my companion,

... and at last, I taste her lips for the last time,
Absorbing her curvature, femininity, I melt into her embrace,
Finally she turns, fading into ebony starlit ambience,
My hands flail, gasping the empty air,
My heart bloodless, screams once more from the dead...

The Surrendering Interlace.

... flailing limbs fall from blackness,
Towards a shimmering pale embrace.
A scent, tresses of shining gold,
Eyes of crystal, windows to truth.
Breaths short, rhythm of desires,
An interlace of flesh, interlude of energies.
Tremble, aftershocks of familiar unfamiliarity,
Our souls searing into each others hearts.
An unraveling, the freezing anguish begins,
A closing door, silent surrender...

Full Moon

Full Moon

Phoenix of Gold, Enter the Sun.

Eyes, crystalline blue of ocean,
Lips, pink of spring rose,
Hair gold, scent of apple, morning dew,
Skin of porcelain, tender birch sapling.

Slender beauty, she treads softly,
Feet slight on the forest floor,
Her touch soft, body caressing petals in passing
Voice whispering, softly singing to waking branches.

Free at last, her soul retained truth,
In the wake of parting clouds, spread her wings,
Taken to the sky, blazing heart of purity,
Resplendent phoenix, she rose at last from the ashes of the dead.

The best fucking unknown rock 'n' roll band in Australia.

Eleventh He Reaches London from Perth WILL rule the Aussie indie scene come their new record due soonish.

These guys combine post-rock, elements of metal and sludge to create a fucking mindblowing powerhouse of emotion, power and tonal bliss. Their magnum opus, "The Good Fight For Harmony" almost caused me to order a second copy of it, for myself!

They have recently uploaded a song from their upcoming record entitled "For The Commonwealth And The Queen to their myspace.

Photos from a previous Melbourne show here courtesy of Peter Parsons.

I really can't wait to see these guys live. I'm going to totally wet my fucking pants and buy each one of these gods a drink.

An Unknown Direction.

... and so my war continues...
Patience, once virtue
Now is torture
Two splinters, in heart and mind...

... journeying into wilderness again,
Heart rules the mind once more
Unable to shy away from golden tassels,
To break the lingering oceanic gaze, my fluttering heart...

Dawn skies drift from grey to orange
My eyes closing heavy and leaden, dreaming of that gaze
Aching for a longer embrace
Taste of unknown lips, the scent of unfamiliar skin...