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Don
Every star in the night sky shone brightly
As Don headed down a quiet road
But he was not lonely for
They were always there to keep him company
And their distant Sister
the Moon
also cast Her silvery light
down upon the vast openness of
the desert plain
Where Cactuses stood
Few and far apart
Drinking in her rich nectar
Until they glowed themselves
And shared the light
With the plain.
As the Moon rose
To the very height
Of Heaven itself
The plain became radiant
As though a fog hung over it.
A pack of Coyotes
Slunk across this silent world
Of soft silver and shadows
And though Don was an old soul
He did not fear them for he rode
Along in silence in his sleek
Black car
A gift to himself after many long years
Of hard work and little time off
Though now he felt sad
For he knew he wouldn't be going back
He felt the same sadness
When he glanced at his wife
Next to him
Her soft blonde hair turned silver too
by the Moon's touch
She had been a good wife
Luna
Was her name
And she had fit with Don like
A noble's hand in a tailored
Silk glove
He did not want to leave her
But in the distance a hill
Began to form
Gently rolling into existence
As he neared
Until finally it covered the entire horizon and the stars burned
Brightly above it
Like millions of tiny candles
Upon this beautiful hill
Luna would be safe
When he reached the top
He smiled at her
Though she slept
And he silently
Closed the door to the car and walked down the delicate slope
Into a valley of lush greens
Still brushed with that rich silver
That She gave off so generously
The moon in all her glory in the Sky
Perched high above on that hill
While I walked I could hear her calling to me
My wife must have stirred from her sleep
Though I moved with grace
Down that hill
And the car ran warm
She still woke
And she called to me
At first the sound pleasant like home
Drawing me back to the woman
I loved
While I moved further into that sea of greens and silver
the sound lost it's warmth
It's allure dwindled until
it was nothing more than
A hum in the distance
Don looked back
Only to witness
a sky of green leaves above
And he knew he would not see
Luna again
perched high in the sky
Not on this day
at least
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I wrote this last night, I'd say Hemingway is one of my favorite authors and it's in vein of Beowulf and The Old Man and Sea, but it's more abstract. I'm going to write more chapters and continue the story if you guys enjoy it.
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Chapter 2
The forest gave way to a valley
Of rolling green hills
And vibrant
Grassy plains
Now the Sun blazed high above
It's warmth returning the
Youth to Don's bones
The chill of night washed off
His very Soul
And again in the distance
Came an intriguing sight
A splotch of Earth
A landmark of Brown in that Sea of Green
With Blue and Gold raining down
From the Heavens above
Don walked without the weariness
Of Night heavy upon him
And as he did he passed many
Splendid animals
Their ranks bolstering
Their Colors blending
And shimmering off each other
Until He neared upon the Cave
It's interior Dank and Dark
Though the rays of the Sun
Did much to ignite
The Mouth of cave like
Two huge torches burning
Desperately trying to illuminate
This vast expanse of darkness
And they did a Splendid job
At least as far as the Mouth was concerned
Two crystalline pools
Of the freshest water
Untouched by Man and his greed
Sat teasing the Cave
With their delicious life giving fluids
So close to refreshing this famished Cave
But never quite close enough
And all the animals
In their splendor and ferocity
Turned to Don
And beckoned him to enter
To give relief to this
Great beast
Their friend's suffering
And Don knew this was a test
For all it meant to be a Man
And he could not fail this one
If he wanted to see his love
Luna
High above in the sky again
For he could not turn back after this challenge
This beckoning to help
One of the Coyotes
A lost child of the Night
An envoy and friend of Luna's
Stepped forth from the Black of the Bulls
The Red of the Bears
The Gold of the Lions and the Sun
His silver coat a glorious reminder
Of Don's Love
A cunning and intelligent smile
He wore with ease upon his lips
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