As I Awoke

The Golden Light Swelled Somber in the East

Inside Its Cloak the Ocean Tide Held Songs of Restless Beasts

The Wind and Smoke Were Bold in Flight

…as Cities Danced in Feast

The Night Sky Broke in Open Stride as Weary Stars Increased

The Moonlit Towers Reached Above, in Blue the Hours Beseeched Our Love

I Dreamed of Choirs Slow and Steady, the Song Was Ours, Its Woe Was Heavy

The Autumn Took Its Forest Bride

The Trees Had Scattered Garments Wide

I Sought My Love Beyond the Hill, I Found Her Bathed in Waters Still

Then I Heard a Voice Like Thunder, “Come and See, the Final Wonder”

The Heavens Swung Their Blinding Gates

...and Carried Us to Winding Fates