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The Chosen (The Snow Dragons Prelude)
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The Chosen (The Snow Dragons Prelude) |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... 
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The Chosen – The Snow Dragons Prelude In the beginning, there was nothing, and everything There was neither heaven, nor earth Sunshine was unknown, unneeded For they had never known darkness It was the time of the ancients A time of mystery and magic Of mystics who lived in dreams And the eons reigned peace upon their children These ones they called “the chosen” But as is often the way of men There was one misguided who bled desire To be what no man could be And that one became two, and the two four… And they did covet the dreams of other men And so it began, this discontentment of man The dreams of men began to fade And the ancients began to wither Deprived of their refuge, their existence And a shadow appeared across the land The dark cloud forged outwards from the west Expelled from the barren wastelands Erupting into shards of crimson terror Consuming all who dared to challenge Those free minded souls, steadfast and proud A pitiful resistance cast aside and emptied into the fury Their souls fed the darkness as surely as paper feeds a fire The chosen, now divided, battled among themselves to possess the dream Neither sentient that it was a war already lost to all Their very existence in peril from their own demons That evil that was loosed from the minds of man The ancients, left forlorn and forced to take worldly form To save their children from themselves And so from the last remnants of mans virtue The ancients descended, and the Guardians were born Large, fierce, winged creatures with a breath of flame With death black eyes and a skin bleach grey They cleansed the lands, and then the minds of men They left all reminder, gave man the day and the night Their breath gave us the mist as a chill swept the land Twelve guardians left, to watch over the soul of man And through the sands of time like sentinels they stand… |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
...pretty much the story of civilization in a nut shell |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Eddie....this is wonderful! You have written an epic here! So good to see you posting again. ~Hugs & Smiles, Nancy~ ~Time has cast a spell on you, |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Excellent. Very impressive write. ThisDiamond |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggssssssss) Oh ed, I am so eagerly anticipating where this will go, this is marvelous, I LOVE IT, where will this battle begin to really take off, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Ed, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
hoot_owl_rn ~ Sad but true! Nancy ~ So glad you enjoyed  ThisDiamond ~ Thank you. Noah ~ Though the last written, this one is the first in the series. It’s is a work in constant progress, the links below are to the rest of the story, so far ./pip/Forum48/HTML/000964.html /pip/Forum48/HTML/001037.html /pip/Forum48/HTML/003254.html /pip/Forum50/HTML/000066.html |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
WHooHoo! Reading material! Yes  I'm gonna print like mad to read 'em at work! |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
Print away my friend! |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
In the beginning, there was nothing, and everything There was neither heaven, nor earth Sunshine was unknown, unneeded For they had never known darkness It was the time of the ancients A time of mystery and magic Of mystics who lived in dreams And the eons reigned peace upon their children These ones they called “the chosen” ========================================= When I saw your name on my poem..I went searching to see if you posted...and so you did...and so now the links are marked to inhale this epopee epic on a late night poetry run  So good to see you here poet sir |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
Well I don't know that I'm worth searching out but I do agree this seems to be an epic. Always good to have stop by Janet, take care! |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Eddie, one day you and wil have to get together to discuss dragonswings, sentinals and many things. Amazing write and it felt so familiar. Kethry Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
I'm going to save all these episodes. An outstanding write! for some reason, I can't get to those links. which open forum # were they posted in so I can read the rest of this story? [This message has been edited by Midnitesun (02-09-2003 04:04 PM).] |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
Thanks guys, nice to have you stop by! The others are posted in #14 and #15, also on my web site! I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on... ~ Jackson Browne |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Wonderfully done, my friend. You have much talent! All writing comes |
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