Behold the strake which bears us on its back To leave behind judgements made by men Its prow bears the seal - undone by time We bear this broken line On bleeding backs Passions unfulfilled Interred with himself Upon the wind dour hymns foretold A pox of ruin Prophets understood the ways of the snake Its venom pulled us along its way To where the sun's rays can't penetrate - the veil of its tomb Now we see weathered peaks, distant mountains What lies beyond, what lives within - only dreamed I can see through all time, twisting back on itself Lain across fields of ruin, master's voice rings the call Round the cairn it begins - rites of seeing All now aligned, single sight - truth of wisdom