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Peter went downwards Onto a bed of black mud To rest his filled mind From questions of the cold wind And prayed to the Son For the burning white fire He was thus blinded Briefly by a burning light He opened his eyes And saw Jesus on the tree Nailed, bleeding, dying So, Peter pleaded And wailed for Elijah‘s light Wailed for salvation Christ joyfully laughed three times Bitter and confused He raised a question to Christ “Why are you laughing As I and the cosmos weep Tears of stars fall down As the firmament’s soul breaks?” The living Jesus Smiled and answered his brother “I laughed the first time Because you fear the cold wind And the bythus veiled I then laughed a second time Because your spirit Is not ready to feel cold From the cosmic wind I laughed the third and last time Because I am free From flesh and cosmic waters I am returning To the light gardens of rest Where the burning wind Blows life on the diamond soil” Peter glared at him With his right eye shedding tears Filled with rose red blood With his left eye shedding tears Filled with bitter salt Christ saw the duality And gave his last words “You rejected me three times And you heard the crow I have affirmed life three times I now hear the song Of a dove calling me home” With that, Christ transformed Into a huge Cross of Light And ascended high High above the shattered sky Peter bowed his head And looked at the shifting earth And loudly proclaimed “May Christ the Son’s example Breathe forth blazing flames So I will not fear the wind That cold, cosmic wind May Barbelo the Mother The Holy Spirit Prepare my soul to feel cold While most gnash their teeth May the Father of Greatness The One above god Free me from flesh and this world The world of Saklas Receive me into his love In the clear garden” The vision of light ended And Peter arose upwards Inspired by the ancient text: The coptic Apocalypse of Peter. And a story from the Desert Fathers.
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