TO THE GODDESS WHOSE NAME IS LOST
Malcolm North
In memoriam: Pt[-]yh of Amqarrūna
The words of her hymn are broken
upon artifacts of altars
and fallen orthostats.
Shattered stones of her sanctuary,
once solemn and sacred, now scattered
among tall weeds and rubbish.
Still these solemn stones sing softly,
praising perpetually former glories
ever faintly in fragments, engraved
in the forgotten tongue that filled
hallowed and hoary halls.
Still these sacred stones sing softly
incipits inscribed in
the detritus of defunct divinity,
tho none recall for no one hears
their clipped and canted calls.
Still these scattered stones sing softly,
tho her name is not spoken,
lost in the lacunae
of lonely lapidary
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Published in Issue No. 10, Manus Aeternum, July 1st, 2025.
Malcolm North works in archaeology and likes to hang out in museums when he's not reading and writing fantasy fiction. He has previously published in Swords & Sorcery Magazine and has a forthcoming story in Crimson Quill Quarterly. He can be found on Bluesky under the handle: @malcolm-north.bsky.social.
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