April 29, 2026

Thaumaturge's Periplus . Sonnet XI

XI. The Nebulous Sea

Upon a hull of cedar, charred and blest,He launches toward the opalescent foam;A sea whereon no weary keel can rest,For here the liquid vapors find their home.The waves are not of brine, but amethyst,A churning slurry of dissolved desires,Where siren-tongues emerge from lilac mist,To sing of drowned and unextinguished fires.The compass spins in frantic, mad despair,The poles have lost their magnetic command;There is no scent of salt within the air,Only the perfume of a phantom land.He steers by intuition’s flickering spark,Across the glowing reaches of the dark.

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