frogboy
06-05-2007, 03:17 PM
Once Upon a Time
still, amid the gnarled reaching roots
of massive maple trees
vast empires creating
and caverns and chasm
oceans and rivers
forests and farms
and all breathed alive
with magic never known before
and countless times
the hero child
all fears and tears
heartbreaks and disappointments
finally and forever
overcome and discarded
(yes! finally and forever)
champions the fair
and banishes the evil
and celebrates
the triumph of truth, justice and the american way
until dark forces again rear up
and he is compelled to retire
to his little bed
to take his nap.
still, amid the gnarled reaching roots
of massive maple trees
vast empires creating
and caverns and chasm
oceans and rivers
forests and farms
and all breathed alive
with magic never known before
and countless times
the hero child
all fears and tears
heartbreaks and disappointments
finally and forever
overcome and discarded
(yes! finally and forever)
champions the fair
and banishes the evil
and celebrates
the triumph of truth, justice and the american way
until dark forces again rear up
and he is compelled to retire
to his little bed
to take his nap.