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The Fisherman's Lament

Sailing across the ocean blue  Singing shanties with my merry crew We cast our nets into the briny waters To provide for our wives, sons, and daughters. But when are nets grew heavy and taut We heaved them up to see what we caught. And what did our accursed eyes behold? Fish with scales that glistened like gold. We cheered as our nets burst at the seams. We were rich beyond our wildest dreams! But my heart quickly sank to the sea floor As I recalled the warning we got days before. “Should you ever catch fishes of gold Remember the ancient warnings of old: Release them and don’t be slaves to greed Lest you anger the Merfolk with a selfish deed.” With heavy heart, I reminded my crew Of the solemn warning from Old Ms. Rue. They laughed and said, “It’s just an old wives tale!” And our captain said, “Homeward we sail!” I warned them that this was a foolish deed But my voice was one they chose not to heed. As they started to sail home with childish glee A great shadow loomed below the su...

The Warden’s Daughter

There once was a warden’s daughter

Who was tasked to help protect

The villagers and royalty

Of the kingdom of Pluperfect.

An old prophecy had said

She’d use her power of moonlight

To hold back a great evil

And prevent her kingdom’s plight.

Alas, her power slow in coming

Made the people ill at ease.

Despite the girl’s efforts to ignite her gift,

The people she could not appease.

They gossiped behind her back,

And their complaints reached the warden’s ears.

The warden demanded she work harder,

So she worked harder for years.

But the girl’s powers did not awaken,

And she was tired all the while,

For the demands of her kingdom

We’re too much for just one child.

One day she went up the mountain,

For she said she had to pray.

As day turned to night, and night to day,

It was apparent, she’d gone away.

Now the warden’s daughter is missing.

The kingdom lives in fear

Of the evil rising in darkness

That draws ever near.

But when all seems to be lost

And darkness claims to have won

The girl will return more powerful

And the evil will be undone.

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