IN A SHORT SPACE OF TIME

"I hear you breathe unsleeping in the unquiet grave of night. I meet you walk unthinking in that deathful house, deprived of sight. Do not wait an instant longer, dispel the darkness, part this day -- leave this mansion far behind and enter empires of supernal light." - Edouard d'Araille

A Special Edition reissue of Edouard d'Araille's earliest published complete volume of poetry, 'In a Short Space of Time', originally written under the pseudonym Adam Pathos. Writing under this name from 1996 to 1999, Edouard d'Araille chose to release his first four collections under this name - including two independent verse cycles that ultimately came together in this, his début full-length poetry volume: 'Unborn Tomorrow' (1997) and 'Even We Are in Arcadia' (1998). This semi-narrative work is available in the White Edition (the current one) and an illustrated edition (not illustrated, only the text of the poems) in which the words and images tell its narrative simultaneously.

YOU I DO NOT KNOW

You I do not know
I want to see
Your face -
You
I do
not
know
now far
removed from here

You have never been
other than You
and
I
have
never been
other than me I am

alternative visions of
thousands of
dozens of
different
things
will
Your
body return
through this door

or is all time a myth


Both romantic and anti-romantic, infused throughout with the spirit of philosophy, this is verse cycle tells the story of a soul craving to be returned to earth to relive its life and all the thoughts and feelings it experienced. Is it reincarnation or 'Eternal Return'? - or is it both of those phenomena at the same time?


BARD OF THE SOUTH

words shall not be hid
nor spells buried - might
shall not sink underground
although the mighty go
THE KALEVALA

bard of the south bard of twilight
you oversing your songs of love
poetize romanticize
upon your kantele lamenting

angling for tears in lovers’ eyes
missing truth that before you lies
life is simple death is final
don’t you see - love is there at hand

you see not what the future brings
nor where days of the past have gone
- immersed in your soliloquy,
blinkered to the light of the sun

you see no more than any man
who breathes and walks upon this earth
indeed you see far less than most
so why pretend that you know more


FEATURES: This is the fully illustrated edition of 'In a Short Space of Time'. It contains the complete amended text of the 2005 version of 'In a Short Space of Time'. It includes a section of Textual Annotations that clarify foreign words and phrases; it also includes the original Dedication poem from the 1999 edition.


LOVE ME WHEN I DIE

Love me when I die
I shall be near
Love me
when
I die
I am not
far from here

amethystine
sapphire
resting
on
Your
chest - a
pendulum of
stone caressing flesh

sapphire my companion
give her life to
give her back to me

sapphire my companion
give her Love to
bring her here to me

I LOVE YOU WHEN I DIE
I SHALL BE NEAR
I LOVE YOU
WHEN
I DIE
I’LL BE NOT
FAR FROM HERE

"Technically fascinating and moving poetry." - Prof. John Bayley

"The most romantic book of poetry ever published." - Great World Books

"This poetry is lyrical and trenchant, emotive and mystical, soul-searching and devastating." - Theodosia Dellamo

"There is a chameleon-type quality to d'Araille's verse, and this volume is no exception." - Damian Milton DD

"No matter how long a day lasts, it will always be over by night." - Edouard d'Araille

Through the four stages of this verse cycle the poet takes us on the journey of a soul that has returned to earth to review its life 'in a short space of time'. It is a moving and mystic journey, a story and a collection of poetry at the same time."I hear you breathe unsleeping in the unquiet grave of night. I meet you walk unthinking in that deathful house, deprived of sight. Do not wait an instant longer, dispel the darkness, part this day - leave this mansion far behind and enter empires of supernal light - " Adam PathosABOUT THIS BOOK: This 3rd Edition of Adam Pathos's 'In a Short Space of Time' is the 'White Edition', the way that the poetry first appeared in 1998. Published originally as the separate poetry collections 'Even We Are in Arcadia', 'Unborn Tomorrow' and others (1997-1998), the poetry in this verse cycle has been in print for over two decades and it has not stopped attracting new readers. Both romantic and anti-romantic at the same time, infused throughout with the spirit of philosophy, this is a 'Verse Cycle' that tells the story of a soul requiring to be returned to earth to relive its life and all the thoughts and feelings it experiences. Is it Reincarnation or 'Eternal Return'? - that is for the reader to decide. Includes full textual annotations of foreign words and phrases used. The text is laid out exactly in the 1st edition.STRUCTURE : Perhaps the best way in which to convey the essence of this 'Cycle of Verse' is by presenting its structure and contents, from which the prospective reader will be able to see if the titles and the layout of the work appeal to him or her. It contains 34 poems, in the following order:§0 "You I do not know"bk i en recherche de la lumière(in search of light)§01 I hear the sleepers sleeping §02 the breath of a poet §03 beyond the Beyond §04 unborn tomorrow §05 no more plastic roses §06 "avoid this love" §07 yours ever §08 Stillness Roadbk ii the book of fate(memories of the future)§01 Metropolitan Junction §02 "You have been mine before" §03 absinthe in absentia §04 american roulette §05 the fall of the Arcturian §06 memories of the future §07 the signature of nature §08 Tat Tvam Asibk iii in a short space of time§01 the Great Bear of the North §02 "love me when I die" §03 bard of the south §04 in the afterlight §05 flowers of the past §06 avoiding the inevitable §07 You am I §08 "missa olet Iso Karhu?"bk iv the Sacred Mountain§01 halls of darkness §02 the Ascent §03 silent light §04 the stone mirror §05 Sun in Our Eyes §06 Sat Chit Ananda §07 "even we are in Arcadia" §08 panopticon§ 00 in a short space of timeAN EXTRACT FROM THE BOOK:§0 " You I do not know "You I do not knowI want to seeYour faceYouIdo notknow nowfar removed from hereYou have never beenother than YouandI havenever beenother than me I amalternative visions ofthousands ofdozens ofdifferentthingswill Yourbody returnthrough this dooror is all time a mythSECOND EXTRACT:(from 'Love Me When I Die')Love me when I dieI shall be nearlove mewhenI dieI am notfar from hereamethystine sapphireresting on Yourchest- a pendulumof stone caressing fleshsapphire my companiongive herlifeto give herback to mesapphire mycompaniongive herlovetobring herhere to meI love You when I dieI shall be nearI love YouwhenI dieI’ll be notfar from here”immortal soulsare everyoungfor spiritsnever age.A SPECIAL BOOK: A one-of-a-kind volume of poetry that has the power to move to tears and to make a person dream the dreams they have never allowed themselves to. Written over twenty years ago the poetry reads as fresh as if it had been written today. It is romantic and anti-romantic, serious yet never taking itself too seriously as to allow for no humour. A special book of poetry.