THE VIDEO
An epic tale
Backing Music Celtic Woman /The Soft Goodby & (Edited Virsion) You Raise me Up
Have the poem read to you or read the poem or scroll down and read the comic with extra bits its a three for one deal lol
Big thanks to Dee who put up with working with a loony artist and his wild Ideas...
THE POEM
Darkness has fallen across the land
an evil curse that has been set
From the mouth of a Sorcerer
who does not easily forget
Rejected in marriage by a local girl
it drove the sorcerer wild
So he took out his revenge
on every female child
No girl that dreams of marriage
will have her special day
While the red mist sits on the mountain top
the sorcerers angry heart is on display
The only way to remove the mist
is with the staff of Right
Owned by the Oracle
that walks the woods so bright
Is there a champion among us
one who would stay the course
Announced the village elder
to him I pledge my home, my daughter, my horse
I could not resist this offer
fight it in my mind I may
But I am a Journeys man
now I must be on my way
I wandered through the valley
where the tallest trees grow
Where the clearest water ripples
as the rocks stem its flow
I saw a stranger on a stump
I demanded to know his name
I am the Oracle the one you seek
how do you know this I exclaimed
You need the staff of right
to dispel the cursed red mist
It’s at the frozen water fall
beneath the ice so crisp
Then I see the path ahead of me
that will take me where it may
My journey now lies elsewhere
along this foot-worn way
Squirrels frolic in the sunshine
birds sing as they take flight
Do they know a secret
that to me is out of sight?
Ahead a vision still unclear
yet beckoning me, “Move on”
Bring forth what lies ahead
before the day is done
Crystal waters now block my path
its expanse calls forth to me
A dugout lies upon the shore
should I cross this inland sea
As I looked around me cautiously
taking in the sunlit shore
I slowly began to feel at one with life
as if a higher being had opened up a door
The water rushes onward
scarcely slowed by Nature’s whim
Dark foreboding clouds form
while waves breach the dugout’s brim
The tiny boat was whipped by seas
that would have sunk fitter Stock
But in the calm of Morning light
the small craft rests upon a rock
The Journeyman awakens
to the shine of crystal ice
And the frozen water fall
that from the ocean rise
Carefully he starts his accent
moving skillfully up the face
When he spots the staff
just below the icy lace
Clinging to the frozen water
he chips away with his blade
Until he prize is uncovered
the staff is now displayed
Upwards to the top of the fall
hands frozen to the bone
The courage of this mortal
has never yet been known.
The mountains loomed ahead
beyond the cliff’s steep face
They beckoned to be climbed
to reveal a mysterious place
Without the aid of rope
his hands are raw and worn
The cold rips at his chest
with each breath that now is drawn
The summit is within his grasp
the end is close at heart
He feels the staff of right glow warm
its time for them to part...
Mist surrounds the mountain peak
colored by the sun’s icy glare
Its hue a rosy red
gloating as if to dare
With the last ounce of energy
he watched the artifact spin
Swallowed by the mountain snow
disappearing deep within
A rumble, a shake
then a mighty roar
As gases from the depth of hell
from this hole now tore
The mist began to disappear
until at last it was no more
The villagers no longer had to fear
the Journeyman had evened the score…
Beaten, tired he lay
when the staff flew back into his hand
And with renewed strength
the Journeyman now stands
The staff has chosen
the one that fights for right’
Its time now to receive
its power and might….
THE COMIC
Adding your comment:
I really liked it! I can tell you both put hours of effort into making this a pure success! Congratulations on your masterpiece! Definitely deserves a FEW gold trophies, more than one.
I really like this!! Thank you for sharing your brilliant muses with all of us, and best wishes to you both!! 
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*thanks lol
You're multi talented & I'm so happy I have the chance to enjoy your work. 
All the best in the Contest. 
