Something darker than my usual, from a current novel WIP. Do not call up that which you cannot put down. Echoes of wings and the beat of a heart Carefully set to the side. The knowledge of things now rent apart And terrors no soul can abide. A sword on his hip, as staff in… Read More Duke of Bones
A little something for you to enjoy The ash tree remembers what the oak forgets As time wends on and memory frets. The future is born under linden leaves And the sun reveals all he sees. Though ancient powers, great and tall Weave their plans through all in all. Still stands the hearts bold and… Read More The Ash Remembers
Because great troubles also contain great hope. Clash of magic and flash of steel Madness crowned by stubborn will Bright and shining hope confined A hero’s heart and hero’s duty now maligned. Deamon breath by ocean shore Chaining virtue as a power store. Shining silver against the chains Beauty and power struggle and strains. A… Read More Chains of Light
The darkness always comes, but the light always rises to defeat it no matter how long the night between. Fairies dance within the wood Guarding right and growing good, And when their wicked fall away The fairies mourn from dusk to day. In that mourning in the night The fallen come to bring the blight.… Read More Knight of the Fairy Wood
Not all the things we out grow are imaginary. Two ash trees stand, slim and tall All twined with crystal flowers A pegasus and unicorn Graze in that forest bower. The ashes’ branches curl and twine To make a forest door And through that gate, shimmering, A land beckons me once more. So many pass… Read More Gates of Fairy Land