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.One Summer Long ago The wind played idly with white puffy clouds The sun shining brightly against the loud blue sky The horizon shimmered and danced . Islands of white ,dotted the Aegean Stretching away into shrouds of summer haze and misty beings Waves crashed onto golden sands of deserted beaches Baked by the sun ,unmarked for eons Whispering above the wind, siren songs lured weary bones to rest , as billowy white sails float along to the west The great long oars sweeping the painted faces of warships majestically making their way among long forgotten places Dusty footprints in the earth lead to visions of beasts, gods and beauty This is the land of which I will regale A young man of thirty , on a quest for adventure and tall tales ,a necklace adorned thy crown o mighty queen A pure reflection of peace and beauty ,a rare sight to be seen Now at war they seek your treasure , the lust for crown and glory And to the victor ,go the spoils Our mighty warrior killed the queen as his pleasure In drunken glory. He went back to war , and died for his sins his lover grieving went back home to her kin, He to his lonely grave , and she accepting her fate Tossed the necklace into the sea as her heart learned to hate recounted many times , written in poems buried by sands ,lost amidst the memories of long ago ,the map and all the treasure of their war the story of their lovers parting day Why she tossed it so unceremoniously into the bay Calling upon her Gods to protect and curse her secret of jewels from her death to her rebirth Cursed and forgotten The secret taken to her final bed Generations apart, a legacy passed down in poem and song I, the younger son, took it upon myself to undo the wrong to recover and to keep ,the jewels hidden in the deep , And close the door for all time , this legend of diamonds ,sapphires and gold I would not rest till I conquered my goal, my mighty quest Copyright © jim joyce | Year Posted 2
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