[b]Diana's Dream[/b]
Last night I dreamed
Of jesters and kings,
Of long scarlet carpets
Where the crier doth sing:
"Do not be dismayed,
Scared or afraid.
Her will, be done,
Thy night it shall come!"
Moonlight descends
Upon unholy priests,
On the Well of Tears
Where sip the dark beasts.
Iridescent eyes
Reflecting the skies,
Mother wolf to howl,
Taking pause in her prowl.
Goddess set us free
From the other side,
From the Underworld
Where our spirits abide.
Our bodies shall go,
Unto land so hallowed.
One with the very ground,
Glorious mountains crowned.
As now I dream
Her body into me.
Her spirit abounds,
Blurred is the boundary.
Night it seeks day,
Which is taken away.
Dancing around,
As sky meets the ground.
Shades upon us, see,
Accursed Growth tree -
A part of my home;
A vision e'er so comely.
Sweet dream of mine,
Or am I of thine?
Without, within -
We end where we begin.
A circle to surmise,
Sunset o'er its rise.
Spirals, back to back,
Do dilate and contract.
Breathe life into me-
Out of this box to see;
Within or without -
Busting free, breaking out.
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[b]A Traveler's Lamentation[/b]
We venture out of mist
From stories left untold.
A cabin of paper greets us-
A glimmering map of gold.
Keep safe what will guide you,
Sure as the stars are sworn.
Our hearts never to fail us,
Should our wills become worn.
Do end the haunts and horrors
Of the crazy girl in a box?
We are handed now a keyring,
But with keys for unmatched locks.
Journeys throughout each land,
From without as well as within.
Do take to heart this plain advice:
We end where we begin.
Hear out those for to greet
Who will help us not to stray.
But one alone must defeat the bull
Standing firmly in the way.
With courage comes prevalence
In an epic battle under Tree.
A curious sight, upon the wall,
Watches a lazy but veracious Z.
Once our wits they do char
And our hearts begin to swoon,
Up come Shades from the ground-
Are they a bane or a boon?
Thick dust swirls an answer above,
Just like the clouds that do
Become a tempest for us to take.
What for the lands to construe?
Each land does hold a weapon,
Two but unlike the rest,
That share common misfortune
If one decides to best.
Dare not to tarry long in
Fire, water, earth, or air-
For there is only one to balance,
Without the others would not fare.
For each gate we come to pass,
Another plane there is to be.
One is of a trickster God,
In wise words he does decree:
Those that may, those that might,
His warning do not heed,
A spot lay open in the graveyard
Next to ones who forever bleed.
When alas the time has come,
For which open our minds to be,
To pass the Loreroot guardians
And enter land of majesty.
Down trails Raven travels,
Shade of fluttering Oak leaves.
Useful beings are found here
Such as knators, birds, and trees.
Hear! A drunken sailor
Bantering cantankerously.
If cannot be found a ferry to take,
Follow his spirit to sea.
Out across the chasm of wizards,
In mountains of spruce and palm,
Drachorns and magic await you;
Their legends to prove a balm.
Blessed be the elders,
Who have trudged the paths alee.
Blessed be the young ones,
A new perspectives for to see.
Blessed be the musings of,
A magical realm to beguile.
Blessed be the frown
Turned upside down into a smile.