The Summoning

Through sight of hazy sunlight
in waters cool and green
Through visions sharp and firebright
came whispers of a dream

Smell of bitter scented air
whose fragrance changed so fast
A truth I knew but could not name,
a cold wind's icy blast

Through eternities of light
on silent mirror wings
Past the deathly quiet of night,
the tombs of ancient kings

In a silent oaken glade
a harpist sings my name
As men of power incant strange spells
to bind me to their way

So now in another world
I fight for peace once more
Bound by Fate's eternal oath
to balance Night and Law.

Copyright D. Bramley 1978

Inspired by Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion stories.

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