Story Book Castle

~ ~ "Still round the corner there may wait, a new road or a secret gate." J.R.R. Tolkien ~ In the dim, dank gloom, looming high on the hill By the cold, somber waters, deep, dark and still I stumbled, then glanced, a dim cloistered fortress A brooding old place with a story to tell A forgotten old castle, with moss covered stones On the edge of a forest, with mist in the sound It is riddled with mystery, not a soul to be found Yet my curious nature, compells to trespass all around Near the top gabled window, does a wizard look down? Waiting the chance to cast his spell to my crown I nervously wonder, will my footsteps be heard Will a flash of his wand, cause his wrath to disturb? The arched bolted doors, have weathered the storms I timidly knock, yet the doors guard the lore Nothing shouts out, not a bell left to chime Nothing is here, but an old nursery rhyme So I sit and I ponder, should I wander back home? Should I continue my search for the fantasy gnome? I will take home a story, be it sweet dreams, or gory… And I’ll write a new fable….of the Castle Book Story ~ Inspired By Tracie’s Contest: In a land called fantasy