Prophecy of Solsyl
(Dracwald to the Dragons)
An eon, nay, ten million
years
Evil reigns, Solsyl suffers.
Toxins poison and close to
death
Creatures taking their last
breath.
Waters once sparkled by
sunny gleam
Now blackened, noxious lake
or stream.
Transmuted creatures dwell
within
Mountains, forests, deserts, glens.
Majikal beings once
proliferate
Diminished in number-hide
deliberate,
From evil flying through the
night
Flaming maws that snap and
bite.
The planet shakes, quakes,
muttering
Majikals escape the Great
Shuddering.
Children seven will arise
Betrayed once by two-colored
eyes.
Travel through forest, glen
and sea
‘til safely together they
shall be.
Of age no matter, size or
skill
Majikals teach them all to
kill.
Prolific with sword, arrow
and spear
All evil dies when they come
near.
Seven children, two from
Earth
Black-haired beauty learns
her worth;
Leads Vigorios to fight pure
evil
With new-found courage,
strength of will.
One will shine above all
others,
Powers strong as does her
mother.
Another’s loss at age so
tender,
A mighty warrior evil
rendered.
One sees fears or heart’s
desires;
Understands internal fires
that drive the evil and the
good.
She prays things turn out as
they should.
Hair turned white when
lightning struck,
his easy nature is mistook
A mighty warrior, strong and
fierce
With lightning’s power evil
pierce.
Solsyl’s power, volcano,
groundquake,
master of fire another makes;
His soul in question, which
side wins?
On battle’s outcome it
depends.
‘fore battle starts one will
die,
by hand of one she once was
shy;
But came to love and learned
to trust,
Betrayal turns his soul to
dust.
Another warrior must be
found,
the leader then must look
around;
Another betrayal; how many
more
will they endure throughout
this war?
But in the end will love
win?
On each one’s heart that
does depend.
BLURB of HARPIES, BOOK
TWO coming soon
Transported
to a planet he'd never heard of was the least of fifteen-year-old Griffen's
problems. Learning to control his suddenly increasing strength and new ability
to pull lightning from the sky takes some getting used to. Angry preteen
Seth joins the quest; meanwhile discovering his combusting ability as a
fire-starter. Driven to find the last Vigorio, a young girl able to experience
others' emotions, they journey together toward their destinies as warriors
against Narciss, Ruler of Tartarus and his Legio of demon-dragons. But Belial,
a power-hungry demon determined to win Narciss’s approval makes their trip
miserable while Narciss’s Harpy henchmen take matters into their own hands.
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She is a fourth generation Floridian having
lived all over the state. The daughter of an Elementary-school principal and
school secretary, she always knew she was bound for the classroom and for
fourteen years she taught Middle Grades, preferring English and Creative
Writing. She had several students’ works published in anthologies as well as
her own poetry, photography and stories.
Her main interests are her four teenaged and
young adult children and Irish hubby of many years. She enjoys spending her
time writing, drawing, going to movies, reading, discussing philosophy and
politics with her college-aged son.
Over the course of the next few years she has several
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Wow, you will certainly be busy this month Rebecca. Plenty of good reading here for young readers to click on.
ReplyDeleteAnd Penny, I see your YA William Tell book is quite different from mine. It looks good.:)
Thanks for stopping Wendy. Don't Rebecca's books look great? Thanks for the kind words. You didn't leave me your email address....you could win a basket full of summer goodies!
DeleteThey look exciting. Lots of luck with the sales.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the poem.
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