#xephres

I am age, and through me thou shall grow and change,

Through me thou shall be wounded, shall heal and grow strong; I am the challenge all must face, I am the Lesson and the Teacher, just as I am Sacrifice;

For I am He who is Time.

I am pleasure as I am pain, and all sensation; I am the scent of flame, as I am the meal cooked upon it.

I am the Wilderness, and He who Tames it, for both are the Forces which lie within my boundaries, both are the Mysteries of my Names. Yea, I am the Crop, and the Farmer who tends it,

I am the huntsman as also I am the quarry; I am the Satyr and the Centaur,

I am the Man and the Beast.

For I am he who has given shape to Empires, as I have lead them to Victory in battle, and as I have heralded their return to Ashes and Mud,

That again they may be crafted to new purpose, as am I not the Spirit of the Era?

Boundless am I, yet behold! My boundaries also shall define me,

For alone I am Formless and beyond thy recognition; alone, I surpass thy understanding.

I am the Potter and I am the Clay,

I am the Blacksmith and the Blade he Forges;

For I am He who is the Form and He who casts it, the Shape and the Shaper.

I am the soft sighing Breath, and I am the rhythmic drumming heart beat,

I am the streams of Sweat, Tears and Blood from thy exertion,

Yea, I am within ye, as I am without;

I am Movement and song, a chorus of Motion and Desire, urging ye on,

Much as I am the sleeping Seed beneath the earth, yet to Sprout;

Through me all things must be achieved,

For I am the Pulse of Life.

I am the first Lights of Dawn, and receding Rays of Dusk,

As also I am the colourful birds which praise my arrival;

I am the Golden Glow which Illuminates and bathes the earth in warmth,

I am the Shinning Soul, the Day Bringer, and it is I who shall guide thy toils,

By my grace, I shall grant ye sight,