Of Forests Unknown

On eagle’s swift and supple wings
I tore through the utter black.
No clouds above, no ground below
the flame’s my only light.
I fell into nothingness until the impact ceased my fall,
into a world unknown to man….

From a forest, unspoiled, unseen, I perceived
a whispering, summoning me
to follow the path of no return.
Step by step I walked this route nobody ever built
holding tight onto my shield and sword….

A cloaking darkness embraces me
though flames are burning bright,
in a distance far a flickering,
the blaze my guiding light.
Snow, caress me, sharp and cold, in the very depths of my hearth.
Tired, frightened now I am; my will now fall’s apart….

From a forest, unspoiled, unseen, I perceive
a whispering summoning me
to follow the path of no return.
Step by step I walk this route nobody ever built
holding tight onto my shield and sword….