Manco Cápac: and the Sickle of Death

Manco Cápac:
And the Sickle of Death

(1)

Manco Capac lived a long, long life, If measured, longer than any man alive But even to him came the cup of death

The Master of the Sun, the Sun God Called to ‘The son of no race,’ bright As the sun and most, most handsome:

“Commander, go down and tell Manco Capac about his death to be, So he may arrange for deposition…

A declaration of his possessions For I have made him a rich man— The wealth of servants and plenty”

Thus, the commander left his abode Earth bound, and went down to Manco Capac at the foot of the Andes

There he found this righteous man In the nearby fields with his servants: “Hail, hail, hail, Father of the Incas!

“I come from the Golden City of the Sun, sent by the Great King of Heaven, To provide for your successor (departure)

Manco Capac and the Commander Walked by a huge rock, it talked, said, In a human soft spoken voice:

“Holy, holy, is the God of the Sun, For He summons you, and loves you— Loves and wants you to come home!”

Manco Capac pretended not to hear To hear, as he and the Commander Walked, and talked, in the courtyard…

(2)

Manco Capac’s servant said (with awe), To Mama Ocllo (his devoted wife): “The Commander who is with your husband

…is not of our race, nor lives on this earth.” Manco Capac then washed the feet of The Commander; after that, saw a wonder:

The tears of the Commander turned Into drops of silver and gold—mixed. Pure silver and pure gold—mixed.

(3)

Then the Commander rose in a clap of an …eye, and stood in front of God and said: “Master, Lord, I cannot bring death

…upon the house of Manco Capac; For he is the mot gracious, truthful And merciful man alive on earth—”

The Lord said to the Commander: “Go down and keep him company; Eat with him, and do as he asks…

I will give you an all devouring spirit —and I will send the Holy Spirit of God And a dream unto his servant (to interpret)”

(4)

And so it was, the Commander sat With Manco Capac, at his table and Prayed and ate with him according

…to custom; and they rested the same. And so it was, the servant wished to Remain with Manco Capac, but could not

…he was told to go rest, it was his wish. In the middle of the night the servant Woke up on the fourth hour, in fright

…he had had a vision, heard Death talking; Thus, he run to Manco Capac, and cried: “Death has come!” and Manco cried…

and so did the Commander cry—. Mama Ocllo then left her room, Found everyone in tears, and she cried,

but asked: “Why is everyone crying?” When Mama Ocllo heard the Commander Speak she knew he was set apart, holy.

(5)

Said Mama, to her much-loved husband: “Do you not know who this man is?” Then Manco Capac thought and spoke:

“I have lied; I know he is very sacred— A Holy Messenger, from the Sun… I see his brightness, of all things.”

And Mama Ocllo knelt down and cried:

“Glory be to God, who is bright— With wonders—; and husband,” she asked,

“Let us now look at the revelation Before us; be it for good or evil? and Glory be to God, who is like the sun—”

(6)

Then Manco Capac left his wife to talk …to his servant about his vision; Said the servant with fear and wonder:

“I saw all the stars turn into the sun; I saw the sun turn into a man; And he was, descending to earth.”

And Manco Capac, knew all the stars being one Was his God, and the sun was the light The Commander was bringing to him…

from the Almighty. And the Commander Said, “It is time for you to leave earth… Journey to God in the form of your soul”;

Said Manco Capac: “Is it you then Who desires to take my soul from me?” Said the Commander with estrangement:

“I am God’s messenger, announcing …God’s intentions.” Then the Commander Disappeared; went back into the heavens!...

(7)

The Commander told the Almighty Master All that took place, and all that was said. God then told the Commander, “Ask him

Why he is resisting Me; and not one of my Prophets have escaped the mystery of death. All have been gathered by the Sickle of Death (?)”

(8)

And with the Commander God sent Death And it came to pass, soon after Manco Capac Seen Death dressed up in Great Beauty…:

And Death greeted him, as if to seduce Him with beautiful words; but Manco Capac Call Death, “Liar, Death is not beautiful.”

But Death said, “To the righteous I am beautiful, to the sinner—decay…, Do not be deceived, to the sinner

…I bring much fear, destruction, dismay; And to you, blessed man, a crown of honor!...” And Death showed him two heads; one called

…decay, it had a dragon’s face. The other Like a golden Tumi, bright as the sun. And Death said, “Go with the Commander.”

(9)

And Manco Capac, said to Death, “Show Me now your hands,” and Death did. In One hand he had a Golden Tumi, and

…in the other was the keys to the gates Of the Sun; then the Inca prophet knelt Prayed to the Almighty, closing his eyes;

And Death called to God, clutching the Moment…: as God looked down, He snatched His soul, and drew him up to his kingdom.

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Notes by the Author [note #1]: “In l993, I had two heart attacks—one bad one, and bad stroke, the stroke I had during surgery that doctors said, “You were a fruitcake,” meaning, I was destroyed by the stroke on the operating table, at that time, and afterwards, my left side paralyzed and much more. Each day for three days, I saw a huge man standing at the end of my bed, thinking it was the doctor, only to find out, it was not; he was there early in the mornings, about 5:00 AM., by himself; I was able on the third day to read again, prior to this, words and letters were distorted, nor could I figure out the numbers on a telephone. It took me three months to learn how to play the guitar again, and at the time, I had played the guitar for 35-years; the point being here, is that Death perhaps was waiting in a white gown? There are 72-deaths, so it has been written. And as we all know, it has been appointed to man to die, be he a believer in God or not; somebody has made this decision, or something. And so in writing this poetic story, I knew how death would knock on Manco Capac’s door; and perhaps this was how it happened.”

Note #2: It should be noted also that, Manco Capac ordered the construction of a structure, consisting of three windows, at his birth site, so legend would have it; such as one might see at the archeological site of Machu Picchu; thus, it had been pointed out, he most likely came from there.

#784 8/6/2005
Partly Written in Bayfield, Wisconsin 8/2005
While resting, otherwise in St. Paul, MN
By Dennis L. Siluk

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Dennis Siluk, Poet http://dennissiluk.tripod.com [you are welcom to visit my website, I made it for you]