Of Turtles and Giants

The shadowlands accept the turtle because he can smile
amidst an inquisition
- Rilian

But only when the beams of glory dance beyond the driven sea
- Maven

Who, save the albatross, can notice this subtle changing of the guard?
For when does the laughing child get to take his turn?
- Rilian

Fortunate are we that this extant family is fully au courant and not adrift on the matter.
Those who wait must again find their home
- Maven

If genuinity is lacking, lengthening their reach will only allow more drifters
to slip into the infinite abyss...
- Rilian

For who will scale the ever changing obstacle of the incumbent one?
I say those that desire to tread, will so tread
- Maven

The fire within scales the wall. Those who capture it can only find solace
in knowing that a setup is afoot in the Circle less traveled
- Rilian

Travel as you may, the threat of those who reach aimlessly through
the gaping holes of freedom may find flight
- Maven

But turtles can only be pulled if they wish, and only by a giant
sporting an invisible shield
- Rilian

I must ask, what giant is inclined to labor carelessly?
Those testudines who seek the face of their minions
may not always conquer
- Maven

Simple minds can only conquer when teamed with children
riding on the backs of eagles.
- Rilian

Quite aptly spoken. Those who clearly see are never taken aback
at the true revelation of who actually holds the simple minds
- Maven

Traveling Blind

Should the peasants arise to meet
this new challenge, they will find their
passion thwarted by a score of burrows
hitched to buggies.
- Rilian


Trains will never fly,
because the rails will always be grounded.
First class is good for the booze,
but in aristocrats mind ... The conductor is considered
little more than a peon.
-Shibs

Climbing Ladders

Soaring over the river the young eagle finds a tributary that only a few other white crowns fish,

But while descending from the air he found himself ascending in the water into what he thought was his reflection. . .The young rainbow trout's deadly day dream.
-Shibs

The key to dodging fate rests not in reflections, but in rabbit holes and caterpillars.
- Rilian

Fish that swim up water slides, never find the things to be amusing, though the otters claim the slides are a blast. Perhaps the fish expects more water at the top.
-Shibs

An Author's Welcome

As Chance grants new life to old blood, a friendly hunting party
will chase swallows only to find that dinosaurs aren't extinct, after all.
- Rilian

While finding the decaying fossils of old may seem ultimate in itself, one can hope only to achieve the revelation that this futile act is merely the turning of a distant handle.
-Maven

And so the march begins, if only to outrun the end. For the workers are doomed, and the diggers and generals but hope they can outrun the sound of the fat lady's winsome song.
- Rilian