11-13-2003, 06:38 PM
This is something I wrote recently...I hope you like it! ~smiles~
The Service
Stepping into the clearing from the mist swirling around her feet, the woman paused. Lightly touching the bark of the massive, gnarled tree standing next to her, she prepared for the service she had been chosen for..
The oak was ancient, and wrapped in the dark embrace of the night….it towered over the clearing…as if the forest were subjects to be ruled. As long as the woman could remember…creatures such as herself, had served the Tree. The dawns light would soon chase away the shadows of the night…as it would cast the morning glow upon the leaves and branches of this magical tree she served.
The Service , being only for the turning of a season…was near to an end for her, sadness tinged her thoughts, as she prepared to greet the Tree.
Quietly she watched the morning come…the light breaking over this tree she served…that had been her life and love for the past year. A shocking sight then caught her attention…WILT…grey ,black ….and creeping …this insidious sickness had woven its way through some of the branches overnight! The woman recoiled as if struck…”How could this have happened!” she thought to herself. Never in the history of her order in The Service , could she recall any such occurrence. The very existence of life , as she knew it , was now in jeopardy , leaving the woman’s mind reeling! ….to be continued….
The Service
Stepping into the clearing from the mist swirling around her feet, the woman paused. Lightly touching the bark of the massive, gnarled tree standing next to her, she prepared for the service she had been chosen for..
The oak was ancient, and wrapped in the dark embrace of the night….it towered over the clearing…as if the forest were subjects to be ruled. As long as the woman could remember…creatures such as herself, had served the Tree. The dawns light would soon chase away the shadows of the night…as it would cast the morning glow upon the leaves and branches of this magical tree she served.
The Service , being only for the turning of a season…was near to an end for her, sadness tinged her thoughts, as she prepared to greet the Tree.
Quietly she watched the morning come…the light breaking over this tree she served…that had been her life and love for the past year. A shocking sight then caught her attention…WILT…grey ,black ….and creeping …this insidious sickness had woven its way through some of the branches overnight! The woman recoiled as if struck…”How could this have happened!” she thought to herself. Never in the history of her order in The Service , could she recall any such occurrence. The very existence of life , as she knew it , was now in jeopardy , leaving the woman’s mind reeling! ….to be continued….
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
A Light in your Darkness...always there...and burning...
A Light in your Darkness...always there...and burning...