A little mythology from one of my worlds. I hope you enjoy. The first word spoken was a blade It cut the second and dawn was made In the rising light the truth unfurled Showing what became the world. A world of silence, no voice yet sang Where all creation paused, listening. In the still… Read More Blade of Dawn
A riddle one of my characters presented people trying to break into his mind. I hope you enjoy it more than the people he gave it to did. Chord on chord you must unbind If you want to win my mind. Father, son, and spirit strong Guard the gates for ages long. Read my riddle… Read More Riddle Charm
Some thoughts on secrets. I hope you enjoy. The silence of all secrets Shouts louder than a gong And everyone who hears it Can’t help but nod along. Something stalks the darkness That black crystal to reveal And stills the growing sharpness So all hope it can steal. Each secret is a danger Hearts hide… Read More Crystal Secrets
Being a veteran, and this being veteran’s day I should do something veteran related. So what comes to mind? Gryphons in Scottland from the perspective of a child of indeterminant age. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. The Gryphons play in Aberdeen Where such creatures are rarely seen Amid castles, steeples,… Read More Glimpses of Gryphons
This is a bit darker than my usual fair, but it came as a piece and I don’t tend to argue when they hit me like this. Maybe someday I’ll find out the rest of the story. Sing a song of six pence Pocket full of ash. Four and twenty goblins Groan beneath the lash.… Read More A Song of Ash and Bone