I could not see, but felt it well
The Tree's heart and each woody cell
Its blood-sap singing as I fell
Crying out to me
Amidst the tendril'd roots I crawled
So tightly held and pressed and walled
And downward, where the voice still called
Calling, soft, to me
And endless, then it seemed to me
My journey in the dark to be
Would I descend eternally?
Still I had no choice
But then, at last, deep down below
I saw a light, a dim faint glow
Approaching closer, ever slow -
Clearer came the voice
Then, finally, when my strength was spent
I squeezed out through a jagged rent
The roots above me like a tent
There I fell, new-born
I slowly stood and looked around
A cavern far beneath the ground
Its walls glowed dim - there was no sound
Far from Sun and morn
I stood there, shivering in the glow
Of gem-lit walls so far below
Who called me there I did not know
No one did I see
But then, I saw off in the gloom
A shadowed figure in the room
As cold and silent as the tomb
Slowly move toward me
A hooded figure, grim and spare
A sight which caused my heart to tear
I stood transfixed, could only stare
Felt cold eyes on me
The hood fell back, my mind was seared
A white-cold woman's face appeared
Her dark eyes held what I most feared
Watching silently
My body, mind and soul held fast
"Who are you - who?" at last I gasped
Then smiling slow, she spoke at last
"Brother - I am thee"
She thrust her hands into my soul
I felt the heavens shake and roll
I shouted, screamed without control -
And woke beneath the Tree
~Fionn Stormwing
11/20/04
