Innocent One

 

Dark tangled hair

            And bright smile

Quick wits

            Like those of a fox

 

            Huntress

 

Soft silence

            Thoughtful

Then sweet sarcasm

                        The wavering cynic

Easy humor

            Like coyote

 

            Preistess

 

Darkling childe

            Oh, fallen one

Dusky knowledge

                        Wisdom unheard

Miserable daydream

            Frost-riven soul

Fierce courage

            Like a wolf

 

            Queen

 

            As the sun perches upon the horizon and the chill of night creeps over the land, I am cradled in the boughs of my apple tree.  The fruit is sweet and rosy-ripe, the leaves are falling in their glory, and the dying light taints skin and bark both golden.  The silence is most welcome after the harshness of day.

 

I have yet to accept the world.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                WindChaser

                                                                                                            1998