A Song for the Lost

Walk the empty streets
Wind howling in the trees
The only sound to reach my ears
Are lonely love songs sung in tears
A car speeds by, lights ablaze
But I ignore that hound of hell
The silent step that falls
Upon a ground soaked in lovers’ tears

The chill of nightfall
Burns across my cheek
Like a stinging slap from a heart of steel

I walk along those lonely streets
And hear a song that’s haunting me
A tune that’s sung a million times
Of unanswered questions and half-spun lies

Wandering this empty town
Filled with ghosts of long ago
Thoughts that fill pages of unused books
To be read with tired eyes

The Watchtower

-Prose fiction

Characters: Tristan-tanned, fluid black hair kept slightly long, deep blue eyes that change colour to the colours of the sea, broad-shouldered, strong looking; Chana-dark skinned, coarse and curly dark brown hair, brown eyes, tall, sturdy build; Aaron-pale skinned, short platinum blonde hair, light grey eyes, tall and sprightly; Sienna-rosy-hued skinned, long flaming red hair, amber eyes, small framed, lithe.

Plot line: The watchtower is a place where four people are the guardians of the four elements, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. There are four stories, each one tracking the discovery of each guardian. The Guardians must work together to maintain the balance of the planet.

The first story is the tale of Tristan, who discovers his abilities to control water while at the University in Tairn. We are also introduced to the Headmaster, who wants to covet the guardians for his own gain. Tristan must come to grips with his destiny in order to search out the other three guardians.

The second story leads to the discovery of Chana who has been using her gift with the Earth to serve her village. Tristan finds her, and learns more about the destiny of the Watchtower through the visions of Chana's village wiseman. Again the Headmaster is bent on getting to Chana before Tristan, after failing to convert the younger man before.

The third story finds us in the Eastern country of Eothain where a young boy named Aaron discovers his ability to control the element of Air. He nearly loses his destiny through his reckless abandon towards life. The Headmaster actually reaches Aaron first, and promises a future full of riches and a comfortable lifestyle. Aaron is seduced, but then something happens to make him reconsider.

The fourth and final story finds Tristan visiting a cottage just outside Tairn where it all started for him. In this cottage is the final piece of the Watchtower, but also the greatest challenge. Sienna is oppressed by family, hidden from the world of light. Her feelings are sporadic, which causes her control over her element to be erratic at best. Her past comes to a head when it is discovered who her parents were.

Bienvenue au nouveau age!

This blog, though one of many will become my electronic writer's notebook. I love to write, and I write a lot, but sometimes it never gets written out, well that's all about to change.

I will post poems, and storylines, just to get them all out in the open.

When the time is right
And in one mind's plight
My fingers answer in due time
In fancy prose or dressed down rhyme
Please sit down in worldly comfort
And enjoy what has been made into rote.