He journeyed, defeated, mournful, slow, the sunset smoldering in blazing reds
and died another darkened day in the flames of a crimson celestial bed.
To escape his brilliance is what he sought, brought down by love that blindly bled
and streamed against his ebbing heart, with an unrequited love, near death.
The mountains neared, on high they leaped, like flames above a burning pyre
the shades of eve were mocking him, his mind could not escape their fire.
His brilliance came, his brilliance passed unanswered through love’s iron gate and fell athwart the sun that set and sealed his impassioned loveless fate.
~*~
O Brilliance! Forever useless, thee! in fields of burning, blind desires-
ten thousand minds would fail us there where one pure loving heart's required!
He journeys on to cast his brilliance from the highest craggy peak
and as he reached the foothills, he heard a siren’s blood-filled, dreaded shriek...
He saw her beauty, chained and captured; bound, imprisoned, tortured, beat
by loveless beasts that dwel;ed below the dirty, pitiless city streets.
As he reached her wingèd form, like Æsop’s fable in radiant splendor
his brilliance gave way to his heart which unto her eyes so readily surrendered.
~*~
Captured thus, he set her free; she flew with freedom, as a swan
his deed was done, and he’d begun to wonder if her love was won.
His brilliance sighed, he knew too well the hopelessness of his cause
as he watched her circle high, he noticed there a slightest pause...
Against the moon in radiant clouds, the whitening of a sudden dawn
arose against the flight of birds and against the foam-tipped sea she saw
his feelings pure, his heart ring true, and from the depths his love she drew
she found true love, then beckoned him; they spread their wings, and on they flew.
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Wonderful story. I'm bookmarking this one. Good luck in the contest. 
Kudos!! Well done!! Brava!! Wishing you and yours much success in all of your endeavors 
Thanks for entering, my Friend...& good luck...
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