Castalia

Castalia, in Greek mythology, was a nymph whom Apollo transformed into a fountain. Castalia could inspire the genius of poetry to those who drank her waters or listened to their quiet sound.

  • City of Illusions

    An infinite river, an infinite sky
    Disrupted pictures in my eye
    I look around and all I see
    Are things that I know cannot be

    In this town, strange things appear
    That confuse and delight my sense of fear
    In this city of illusions
    Do not believe the strange delusions

    The city of illusions
    Will take you by surprise
    Do not believe your eyes…

    Take a look behind the door
    See what this world has in store
    You see a man who’s got four eyes
    Is it that your mind can lie?

    You see what seems to be a fly
    It’s ten feet long and five feet hight
    Turn around and you shall see
    An interpretation of destiny

    You can’t see what’s below your shoes
    There is nothing you can do
    Now you see it, now you don’t
    You thought you would, but no you won’t…

  • There’s Something About Paradise

    The sun lies low on the western horizon
    Sinking beneath the sea
    Dark yet orange with its glowing rays
    As it peeks between the trees

    The ocean crashes on the beaches
    As you walk down to the bay
    It claws away at the shell-filled sand
    Searching for a place to stay

    There’s something about paradise
    That keeps a glitter in my eyes
    There’s something about it when the sun rises
    And brings it all to life

    Day into night in sanctuary
    While birds drink from the pond
    You can hear the water trickling
    Down the waterfall beyond

    Wish it all could last forever
    Just never cease to be
    I want to stay in Paradise
    Remain for Eternity…

  • In the Midst of a Dream

    In the midst of dream
    We perform our little plays
    Each day just another scene
    Speaking lines that don’t seem clear
    Putting feeling in a phrase
    Each of us, are we really here?

    Are we just in the midst of a dream
    Are we really what we feel
    Sometimes in the midst of a dream
    Everything appears to be real

    Shall we one day disappear
    All of us just not exist
    Because of someone’s sudden fear
    Why worry what your next step will be
    For when the time comes to resist
    We will all fade so easily

    Creative ideas
    With no apparent fate
    Visions of someone
    Truly filled with hate
    We see the climax
    But we never see the end
    We pretend to understand
    The problems of a friend
    In the midst of a dream

    When this nightmare is complete
    And we’ve all been wished away
    Somewhere else perhaps we’ll meet
    “To be or not to be”
    I once heard someone say
    When I was in another dream…