Part I · The High School Era (1992–1996)
A vision of long ago
Intrudes before our eyes.
It’s a dream of liberty,
Of the birds in the skies…
To proclaim independence–
An act to set them free–
One man in the midst of many
Had the nerve to be.
He saw what needed to be done,
And knew he was the “Chosen One.”
Who by God, Earth, Sun, and Moon
Would triumph or suffer doom.
From each sought he words of wisdom.
He sought God in His holy kingdom.
He caught Sun with his fire and light,
And visited Moon in her realm of night.
He journeyed from the heavens to the land of his birth,
And climbed the Great Mountain to become one with Earth.
Alas, at last, the Lords’ Wyrds were his:
Supremacy and Balance, Reality and Romance.
With these could he attain his goal:
To finally set free his soul.
Atop Aveleshar, the Crown of the World,
He awaited Paradox, as Earth had foretold.
And on that high peak he fought with his life,
For freedom’s sake, to end all strife.
Peace was returned, balance was restored,
And he was reborn as the fifth Lord.
Composed 1992–1996 · part of the Poems collection · authorship documented on the Provenance page.