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A Lady Called the Sea

Once upon a forgotten age Before the land fell into rage A maiden sat upon a throne A throne carved of coral stone She wove a spell upon the seas A spell carried by the breeze That shall forever linger to Protect her realm from beasts like you And so the seas and winds revealed Their guardians of foam and thunder Tossing sand and rock asunder They were to be the maiden’s shield Yet still you sought to raid and plunder Through her fields of awe and wonder You beckoned the gods of heat and steel And dove into the depths surreal Useless were the guardians against The legions of the iron crest Then came that fateful morning When the line of guardians was broken And of the maiden survived one token A single soul that’s trapped in mourning A lonesome soul that chants and sings Of what our senseless greed can bring

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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