THE DESOLATION Oct. 26/83 Karl Rigelhof

Green meets blue
Your eyes are true
It's such a beautiful sight
Red glows (the) sky
The day goes by
The darkness sharpens the night

Emerald merge
Upon the verge
Of a stunning revelation
On the way
Dawn melts into day
The cycle surges towards completion

Crystal burn
The fall leaves turn
A violent rage of colour
Diamond shine
A flash in time
The cloud smothers the stars

Opal/Saphire/Topaz/Aurora night (Nov. 17/98)
Burn(ing)/(s) (so) bright
(It) blind(ing)/(s) (all/the) reason(s)
Ice(y)/Frozen cold
(Once/When/With) the story (i)s told/unfolds
(Into/Until the next)/(And/But) it ends/begins
((an) open/(out of)/another/(a new)/in/the season)
(You're/I'm/We're) guilty/charged with/of treason