Once Pan, the God of mischief and of mirth, Conceived a plan the mortals to dismay. Argatos bred the saddest folk on earth. It's there they say the men complained all day. So Pan their prayers...

Who lives the candied lives of greeting cards? Old Santa's just the first of many lies. Who dare resists when every song bombards us, makes us spend, consume, our life despise. What if your...

The ghosts come out to meet me from their sleep. Not as my parents do they watch the door, but from each photo's frozen face they peep and haunt the habits I can wear no more. They summon...

When players know their instruments so well that thought is act and both of them are one or when impassioned poets in a spell hear chanting faster than a pen can run or when an artist in a...

lxix    When they approached they knocked upon the gate. The agèd Porter asked, "Who are you two Who dare to call on us. You know it's late." Etain cried out, "We'll sing and play for...

 They rose and hand in hand toward home went on their way. lxv      They knew they wouldn't find that grafted tree When first the cherry orchard came at hand. But what a shock! No, how...

Alas, when he arose he saw a stream Instead of Lethe. He tried to understand. He saw a rock. He cried, "Was it a dream?"    Of Orpheus he thought. His cry rose to a scream! lviii      ...

liii    They hurried swiftly through the open gate. Their hearts beat fast. They panted wet with sweat. Thought it was scarcely safe, they couldn't wait. They laughed and hugged. His lips...

Unbound
(Eve Was a Poet)
by MrDaMan
Virgil R. Hall II (Randy)

The chains of his own making,
of his own fears...
Rattle in their comfortable discomfort.

Awoken...

   I learned this ballad in my youth.    Perhaps the tale will bring you joy.    Our elders tell our people of The Fall of Troy.    Great Hektor was a Trojan prince.    'Twixt Greece...