Destiny

16 Jun 2009

neon
The Bane of Bitter Sadness
and the Moon of Midnight Madness
met where night was starless
on a high and cloud-hidden fastness.
Eagles and bats and monsters of mist
witnessed their tragic and and terrible tryst
- the blood of rare rubies
and the tears of amethysts
fell to the Earth as the two of them kissed.
In his chariot of silvery fire
the Moon made of Midnight a glamourous liar
whilst the flames of that bitter but glittering pyre
sang a strange song: a desolate choir.
On the flanks of the Mountains of Maybe
an old crone sat rocking a baby:
a prince of the Kingdom of Araby
disguised as a foundling of charity.
Lightning stabbed at the Mares of the Air;
Thunder groaned in his dark-petalled lair.
The wind rattled windows and peered in to stare
at the whimpering child - proud Araby's heir.
Then Destiny and Idle Chance,
on steeds that whinnied, bridled and pranced
(their names were Coincidence and Circumstance),
passed where the furious Elements danced...
"Well met!" they cried, "we must decide
on a suitable bride to stand in honour
at young Araby's side -
will it be Sickness or jealous Infanticide;
will it be Glory or doomed and pitiful Suicide
(decide , my brothers, decide!);
will it be Fame or Poverty dire?
Shall he choke on wine and rich food
or drown in some infested mire...
shall he fall victim to some nefarious
viziers poisonous ire
or, in some quiet perfumed hour,
feel the slender caress upon his throat
of a hired assasin's thin but deadly wire?"
The Bane of Bitter Sadness
and the Moon of Midnight Madness
met where night was starless
on a high and cloud-hid fastness.
Eagles and bats and monsters of mist
witnessed their tragic and and terrible tryst
- the blood of rare rubies
and the tears of amethysts
fell to the Earth as the two of them kissed...

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