Neighbor
Where?
Where am I?
“At my inn. You were unconscious
When he brought you here.”
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"C'mon, lad, ye're no use to ayone if ye stand there gapin' like a fish."
I decided to start posting 2 chapters at a time because I have 20 written and it would take over a year posting one chapter a month... So here's chapters four and five... enjoy! :)
Chapter Four: Not Happy - Joyful
Two Years Later
Drums beat heavily outside Rakeyna’s walls.
Lawrence swung Adelaide up from the side of the ravine and jumped to his feet. He grabbed Adelaide’s hand and started running. She was in pain, and he felt it. Adelaide squeezed his hand as she stumbled along behind his quick floating strides. Only a few feet behind, their seekers were sweeping past their footprints. There was no escape now.
<Note: Read my comment at the end>
Day after day passed, and the man and his wife continued to care for the creation Áronyeh had given them. They studied everything around them with childlike wonder: the plants that grew, the animals that romped about, the ways of the river and its creatures, and the rolling of the heavens.
too long have I strayed
like a ship at sea,
cast gently upon shore
after shore
yet never finding the solace,
the peace that I yearn for.
at last my trembling fingers take
ink, and spirit
and let them run unbridled
weaving words into a haven,
walls with paned-glass windows
to let the light inside.
the heavens sigh, relieved
they will not be troubled tonight
by my earnest conversation
with the unknown.
I have captured it and pinned it
upon this paper
with an alchemist’s delight -
I never let love touch my heart
I’ve never wished upon a star
Because I found when all was done
That disappointment was too hard.
I’ve never danced in quiet rain
What would result was all too plain
I had found, when all was done
Other’s scorn held too much pain.
I never dared opinion assert
Always my mind was on alert
Because I knew when all was done
I would not end up unhurt.
Step into the river.
Step into eternity.
Water licks about my shoulders, tugging at my hair so it swirls about me like water weeds. I take one step, then another. Lopsided pebbles wiggle under my bare feet, threatening to push my feet away. Fish peer out from underneath the overhanging banks. One brushes against my legs, leaving only ripples to show its passage.
Rushing and scurrying feet
No time to dream again.
Soft rushes of breezing wind
Whispering: dream again.
Hearts pounding and rushing:
Won’t you dream again?
Shining and rushing rivers
Their calling: dream again.
Unattended rushing thoughts
Stop and dream again.
Waves rush on sandy shores
Heal and dream again.
Timeless words breaking hearts
Will you halt to dream again?