Disquiet Affliction

Lily-white pages leak goldenrod;

A bloom of sulfur and salt

Pressed by behemoth's hooves

In a pernicious attempt

To scale a mountain with no peak

And to herald a cold, dead god -

A request that's ever balked;

Yet, still, the threat endures -

A gruesome nightmare undreamt,

A sigh and a chew on the cheek.